The chancellor, president & vice-chancellor, and the senate of Simon Fraser University request the honour of your presence at Convocation Fall 2021.
REGISTER by Sept. 21
*Seating is limited. Please register at your earliest convenience to ensure availability.
CEREMONY SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Oct. 5 - Friday, Oct. 8
10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. PT daily
See convocation schedule
HEALTH AND SAFETY
The health and well-being of SFU’s students, staff, faculty, guests and the university community is SFU’s top priority. Convocation will be conducted with the utmost attention to health and safety.
All convocation guests will be required to adhere to the following provincial and university event safety protocols. In order to attend, you will need to:
As is necessary during these unpredictable times, we must acknowledge that proceeding with these events in-person will remain dependent on public health regulations. Should public health regulations change for events and gatherings, convocation and related events may be held virtually.
OUTDOOR CEREMONY
Convocation ceremonies are held outside. Please dress accordingly.
TRANSPORTATION
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* Heavy traffic and limited parking are anticipated. Please allow for extra travel time and consider alternative transportation when possible.
RESERVED SEATING
Reserved seating will be assigned first come, first served. Capacity is limited, please register at your earliest convenience. Arrival and health and safety protocols will be noted here shortly.
EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY
This event and attendees will be photographed and/or videotaped by SFU. If you do not wish to be in the photos or video, please step aside when you see the camera. The full SFU privacy notice is available here.
HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS
Featured speakers who will address the Class of Fall 2021 include Dr. John Blatherwick, Catherine Clement, Margo Kane and Nurjehan Mawani, who will be conferred honorary degrees, and recent honorary degree recipients, Dr. John Borrows, Dr. Herb (Jay) James and Dr. Wally Oppal.
See the convocation schedule for conferral dates and times.
CHANCELLOR'S DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENT
The Chancellor’s Distinguished Service Award will be presented to community leader and SFU board chair emeritus and alumnus Chris (Syeta'xtn) Lewis at the Chancellor’s Dinner. Syeta’xtn has an extensive history of service and advocacy with the SFU community and passion for advancing reconciliation, diversity and inclusivity. Learn more about the outstanding contributions of Chris (Syeta'xtn) Lewis.
ENQUIRIES
+1-778-782-9726 | invite@sfu.ca
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www.sfu.ca/convocation
