Schedule of Events for June 21, 2023
Schedule of Events*
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
*Please note that these schedules are tentative, and subject to change.
10 a.m.: BA Honours, 4-year BA, and non-Honours BA
3 p.m.: BMOS, BMOS Honours, Social Work, Diplomas and Certificates
Shelley Niro, MFA’97
10 a.m., June 21
Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD)
Shelley Niro is a painter, photographer and filmmaker. Born in Niagara Falls, New York, she is a member of the Turtle Clan, Bay of Quinte Mohawk Six Nations Grand River Reserve, and became an honorary elder in the Indigenous Curatorial Collective in 2016.
Niro received an MFA from Western in 1997. While she was a student at Western, she shot Honey Moccasin, one of her first films.
In 2017, Niro was awarded the Canada Council for the Arts Governor General Award in Visual Art She was presented with the Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award from the Ontario Arts Foundation in 2020.
10 a.m. Convocation
Time |
event |
Location |
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7:45 - 9:30 a.m. |
Shuttle buses for graduates and their supporters will run from King's to Alumni Hall at Western for the morning convocation |
Shuttle shelter on Epworth Ave., King's campus | |
7:30 - 9 a.m. |
Regalia ordered in advance can be picked up in the Mustang Lounge in the University Community Centre (UCC) at Western. If you have not ordered your regalia in advance, you can go to the Mustang Lounge to rent it. |
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10 a.m. |
Convocation ceremony for BA Honours, 4-year BA, and non-Honours BA |
Alumni Hall, Western University |
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11 a.m. - noon |
Shuttle buses run from Alumni Hall to King's |
outside Alumni Hall |
|
11:30 a.m. |
Light refreshments for morning graduates and their supporters | Thames Market | |
11:45 a.m. |
All graduates (morning and afternoon) will assemble in Wemple Hall for the procession to Labatt Hall Morning graduates line up in the cafeteria. Guests go to Labatt Hall for the Award Ceremony |
Thames Market in Wemple Hall
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Noon |
Procession of all graduates from Wemple to Labatt Hall room 105 |
Wemple Hall to Labatt Hall |
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12:15 p.m. |
Blessing of the Graduates, and Awards Ceremony |
Labatt Hall room 105; virtual stream for overflow guests in Labatt Hall room 101
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1:00 p.m. |
Alumni Reception for morning graduates |
Garron Lounge, SLC
|
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Until 2:00 p.m. |
Regalia drop-off for morning graduates |
Kenny Theatre, SLC
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3 p.m. Convocation
Time |
event |
Location |
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10 - 11:30 a.m. |
Regalia ordered in advance can be picked up in Vitali Lounge. If you have not ordered your regalia in advance, you will need to go to the Mustang Lounge in the University Community Centre (UCC) at Western to pick it up. |
Vitali Lounge | |
11:45 a.m. |
All graduates (morning and afternoon) will assemble in Wemple Hall for the procession to Labatt Hall Afternoon graduates line up in on the first floor, by Vitali Lounge. Guests go to Labatt Hall for the Award Ceremony |
By Vitali Lounge in Wemple Hall
|
|
Noon |
Procession of all graduates from Wemple to Labatt Hall room 105 |
Wemple Hall to Labatt Hall |
|
12:15 p.m. |
Blessing of the Graduates, and Awards Ceremony |
Labatt Hall room 105; virtual stream for overflow guests in Labatt Hall room 101 |
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1 - 2:30 p.m. | Shuttle buses for graduates and their supporters will run from King's to Alumni Hall at Western for the afternoon convocation | Shuttle shelter on Epworth Ave., King's campus | |
3:00 p.m. |
Convocation ceremony for BMOS, BMOS Honours, Social Work, Diplomas and Certificates |
Alumni Hall, Western University |
|
4 - 5 p.m. |
Shuttle buses return to King's |
outside Alumni Hall |
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4:30 p.m. |
Alumni Reception for afternoon graduates |
Garron Lounge, SLC
|
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4:30 - 6 p.m. |
Regalia drop-off |
Kenny Theatre, SLC
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