Ceremony Proceedings
Officials of the University appearing in this program at the time of publication may be required to appoint a designate to fulfill their ceremonial duties.
Fall 2025
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
INTRODUCTION
- Sean Furfaro
- The assembly will rise for the procession of graduands and the convocation fanfare and remain standing until after the invocation
PROCESSION
- Candidates for Degrees in Course
CONVOCATION FANFARE
- Piper: Barry W. McKendry
- Beadle: Joanne Emeneau, Associate University Secretary (Senate)
- Chancellor: Mary Anne Chambers
- President & Vice-Chancellor: Rene Van Acker
- Assistant Vice President, Academic Equity & Inclusion: Jade Ferguson
- Participants in the Ceremony
- Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
- Members of Senate
- Faculty Members
TERRITORIAL WELCOME
- Retired Chief Stacey Laforme, Mississaugas of the Credit
- O Canada
INVOCATION
- Sonya Wu-Winter, Multi-Faith Resource Team
- The assembly will be seated
WELCOME
- Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS
- Jade Ferguson, Assistant Vice President, Academic Equity & Inclusion
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
- Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
- Graduands presented by: Stacey Scott, Interim Dean, College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences; Moncef Nedhi, Dean, College of Engineering and Sara Mann, Dean, Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics
DEGREES IN ABSENTIA
- Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE
- Rene Van Acker, President & Vice-Chancellor
RECESSION
- Piper
- The assembly will remain standing during the recession.
INTRODUCTION
- Sean Furfaro
- The assembly will rise for the procession of graduands and the convocation fanfare and remain standing until after the invocation
PROCESSION
- Candidates for Degrees in Course
CONVOCATION FANFARE
- Piper: Barry W. McKendry
- Beadle: Ted Cogan, University Secretary
- Chancellor: Mary Anne Chambers
- President & Vice-Chancellor: Rene Van Acker
- Assistant Vice-President, Graduate Studies: Benjamin Bradshaw
- Participants in the Ceremony
- Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
- Members of Senate
- Faculty Members
TERRITORIAL WELCOME
- Retired Chief Stacey Laforme, Mississaugas of the Credit
- O Canada
INVOCATION
- Andrew Hyde, Multi-Faith Resource Team
- The assembly will be seated.
WELCOME
- Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE
- Recipient: Soumya Swaminathan
- Presented by: Sharada Srinivasan
PRESENTATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR EMERITUS
- Recipient: Ajay Heble
- Presented by: Sally Hickson
CONVOCATION ADDRESS
- Soumya Swaminathan
PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS
- Benjamin Bradshaw, Assistant Vice-President, Graduate Studies
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
- Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
- Graduands presented by: Jeffrey Wichtel, Dean, Ontario Veterinary College; Uwafiokun Idemudia, Dean, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences and Samantha Brennan, Dean, College of Arts
DEGREES IN ABSENTIA
- Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE
- Rene Van Acker, President & Vice-Chancellor
RECESSION
- Piper
- The assembly will remain standing during the recession.
INTRODUCTION
- Sean Furfaro
- The assembly will rise for the procession of graduands and the convocation fanfare and remain standing until after the invocation
PROCESSION
- Candidates for Degrees in Course
CONVOCATION FANFARE
- Piper: Barry W. McKendry
- Beadle: Joanne Emeneau, Associate University Secretary (Senate)
- Chancellor: Mary Anne Chambers
- President & Vice-Chancellor: Rene Van Acker
- Assistant Vice President, Academic Equity & Inclusion: Jade Ferguson
- Participants in the Ceremony
- Members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees
- Members of Senate
- Faculty Members
TERRITORIAL WELCOME
- Retired Chief Stacey Laforme, Mississaugas of the Credit
- O Canada
INVOCATION
- Sonya Wu-Winter, Multi-Faith Resource Team
- The assembly will be seated.
WELCOME
- Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE
- Recipient: Cyndy McLean
- Presented by: Graham Holloway
CONVOCATION ADDRESS
- Cyndy McLean
PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS
- Jade Ferguson, Assistant Vice President, Academic Equity & Inclusion
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
- Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
- Graduands presented by: Mazyar Fallah, Dean, College of Biological Science and John Cranfield, Dean, Ontario Agricultural College
DEGREES IN ABSENTIA
- Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE
- Bill Rosehart, Provost & Vice-President, Academic
RECESSION
- Piper
- The assembly will remain standing during the recession.