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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 2026

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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
  • Vice-President (Research & Innovation): Mazyar Fallah
  • Assistant Vice-President, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Sean Lyons
  • 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 sung by Janessa Nunan

INVOCATION

  • Sonya Wu-Winter, Multi-Faith Resource Team
  • The assembly will be seated

WELCOME

  • Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

APPOINTING OF HONORARY FELLOW OF THE UNIVERSITY

  • Recipient: Irene Thompson
  • Presented by: Brenda Whiteside, Honorary Fellow

CONVOCATION ADDRESS

  • Irene Thompson, Honorary Fellow

PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS

  • Sean Lyons, Assistant Vice-president, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

  • Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
  • Graduands presented by: Graham Holloway, Interim Dean, College of Biological Science; Sara Mann, Dean, Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics

DEGREES IN ABSENTIA

  • Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE

  • Vice-President (Research & Innovation) Mazyar Fallah

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
  • Assistant Vice-President, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Sean Lyons
  • 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 sung by Angela Nadecho

INVOCATION

  • Ania Krysciak, Multi-Faith Resource Team
  • The assembly will be seated.

WELCOME

  • Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE

  • Recipient: Nina Lee Aquino, Doctor of Letters, honoris causa
  • Presented by: Ric Knowles, Professor Emeritus, College of Arts, School of Theatre, English, and Creative Writing

CONVOCATION ADDRESS

  • Dr. Nina Lee Aquino

PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS

  • Sean Lyons, Assistant Vice-President, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

  • Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
  • Graduands presented by: Samantha Brennan, Dean, College of Arts; Stacey Scott, Dean, College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences; Moncef Nehdi, Dean, College of Engineering; and Alice Defarges, Acting Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, Ontario Veterinary College

DEGREES IN ABSENTIA

  • Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE

  • Sean Lyons, Assistant Vice-President, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

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
  • Vice-President (Research & Innovation): Mazyar Fallah
  • Acting Associate Vice-President Academic: Brian Husband
  • 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 sung by Aoibhinn MacKen-Luyt

INVOCATION

  • Sara DeMoor, Multi-Faith Resource Team
  • The assembly will be seated.

WELCOME

  • Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE

  • Recipient: Edward (Ted) Y. Morwick, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa
  • Presented by: Samantha Brennan, Dean, College of Arts

CONVOCATION ADDRESS

  • Dr. Edward (Ted) Y. Morwick

PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARS

  • Brian Husband, Acting Associate Vice-President Academic

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

  • Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers
  • Graduands presented by: Uwafiokun Idemudia, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences; and John Cranfield, Dean, Ontario Agricultural College

DEGREES IN ABSENTIA

  • Chancellor Mary Anne Chambers

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND VALETE

  • Mazyar Fallah, Vice-President (Research & Innovation)

RECESSION

  • Piper
  • The assembly will remain standing during the recession.
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