An exemplary group of graduating students will celebrate a milestone in their academic careers this weekend as the University of Lethbridge hosts its Fall 2024 Convocation on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 10 a.m. in the Centre for Sport and Wellness gymnasium. The public is welcome to join the festivities, either in person or by watching the streaming version on YouTube
WHAT: Fall 2024 Convocation
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Centre for Sport and Wellness gymnasium
A total of 303 students will graduate on Saturday, with 205 expected to cross the stage. The ceremony will include graduates from the School of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Arts & Science, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Health Sciences and Dhillon School of Business. ULethbridge will also recognize Elder Ninnaisipistoo (Owl Chief), Francis First Charger, with an honorary degree, acclaim Dr. Marc Roussel as the Excellence in Teaching Award recipient and celebrate Dr. Hendriatta Wong (BMgt ’00) as the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award winner.
On Friday, ULethbridge will hold its annual Let There Be Light Night alumni achievement celebration, recognizing the contributions of its newest Alumni Honour Society inductees, the Distinguished Alumni Award winner, the Young Alumni Award recipient (Chelsea Woolley, BA/BEd ’14) and the Pronghorn Alumni of the Year (Cam Slomp, BA ’93).
Graduands will assemble in University Hall starting at 8:30 a.m. The academic procession from University Hall to the Centre for Sport and Wellness begins at 9:50 a.m. Media are welcome to interview graduands between 8:45 and 9:15 a.m. in University Hall’s sixth floor hallway or following the ceremony.
For more information on Fall 2024 Convocation, visit ulethbridge.ca/convocation.
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Contact:
Miranda Mackenzie, Coordinator of Convocation and Record
403-329-2156
403-650-9055 (cell)
Trevor Kenney, Manager of Public Affairs
403-329-2710
403-360-7639 (cell)
@ULethbridge
Our University’s Blackfoot name is Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone. The University is located in traditional Blackfoot Confederacy territory. We honour the Blackfoot people and their traditional ways of knowing in caring for this land, as well as all Indigenous Peoples who have helped shape and continue to strengthen our University community.
