Largest UPEI graduating class celebrates convocation on May 12
Members of UPEI's Class of 2012, along with their family and friends, will gather in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre on Saturday, May 12, to celebrate convocation, the biggest event of the academic year. Over 900 students, the largest graduating class to date, will receive degrees, diplomas, and certificates during two ceremonies, the first beginning at 10:00 am and the second at 2:30 pm.
UPEI will confer honorary degrees upon J. Michael Bliss, historian and academic; Frank Zakem, businessman, politician, and administrator; and Derek Key, lawyer and community leader. Bliss will address the morning convocation while Key will address the afternoon convocation.
The following degrees, diplomas, and certificates will be granted during the morning convocation: Accounting Certificate, Business Certificate, Adult Education Certificate, Inclusive Education Certificate, School Librarianship Certificate, Bachelor of Business Studies, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Business Administration (Co-operative Education), Bachelor of Business Administration-Honours, Bachelor of Business Administration-Honours Conversion, Bachelor of Business in Tourism & Hospitality, Bachelor of Business in Tourism & Hospitality (Co-operative Education), Bachelor of Education-Human Resource Development, Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Education-Enseignement en français langue seconde, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Master of Business Administration, Master of Education, Master of Applied Health Services Research, Master of Science-Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy.
During the afternoon convocation, the following degrees, diplomas, and certificates will be granted: Public Administration Diploma, Public Administration Certificate, Engineering Diploma, Bachelor of Integrated Studies, Bachelor of Applied Arts in Print Journalism, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Arts- Honours, Bachelor of Arts-Honours Conversion, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education, Bachelor of Child and Family Studies, Bachelor of Applied Science in Radiography, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science-Honours, Bachelor of Science-Honours Conversion Certificate, Bachelor of Science (Co-operative Education), Bachelor of Science-Honours (Co-operative Education), Master of Science, Master of Arts.
Sarah O'Donnell, from Goose Bay, N.L., who will receive her Bachelor of Education degree, will give the valedictory address during the morning convocation, and Amy Wilson, from Dumville, N.L., who will be awarded her Bachelor of Music Education degree, will address her fellow graduates at the afternoon ceremony. Macebearers at the morning and afternoon convocations, respectively, are Doctor of Veterinary Medicine recipient, Sadie Griffin, from Annapolis Royal, N.S., and Lauren Catherine Murphy, from Bedeque, who will receive her Bachelor of Arts-Honours degree.
Students will assemble in the Duffy Science Centre at 9 a.m. for morning convocation and at 1:30 pm for afternoon convocation. A reception for graduates, guests, and faculty will be held in the Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall immediately following each ceremony (guests of graduates from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine can also attend a reception at the Atlantic Veterinary College). Visitors can park in any of the UPEI parking lots. Ceremonies will also be broadcast live on Eastlink TV, starting at approximately 9:50 am for the morning, and 2:20 pm for the afternoon ceremony.
Senior class awards will be presented at 12:00 noon following convocation rehearsal on Friday, May 11, at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Awards and recipients will be printed in the convocation program.
For a complete list of graduates, visit: http://www.upei.ca/registrar/convocation/
