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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 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.