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
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.

Mustang Lounge, UCC, Western

10 a.m. 

Convocation ceremony for BA Honours, 4-year BA, and non-Honours BA

Alumni Hall, Western University

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

 


Labatt 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

 

1:00 p.m.

Alumni Reception for morning graduates

Garron Lounge, SLC

 

Until 2:00 p.m.

Regalia drop-off for morning graduates

Kenny Theatre, SLC

 

3 p.m. Convocation

Time
event
Location
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

 


Labatt 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

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

4:30 p.m.

Alumni Reception for afternoon graduates

Garron Lounge, SLC

 

4:30 - 6 p.m.

Regalia drop-off

Kenny Theatre, SLC