139th Spring Convocation at the University of Manitoba
Eight ceremonies between May 24 to June 8, 2018
At its 2018 Spring Convocation, the University of Manitoba will confer degrees, diplomas and certificates on 2,836 graduates.
During Convocation, honorary degrees are awarded for distinguished achievement. Candidates for honorary degrees are nominated by members of the University and the public.
The 139th annual Spring Convocation of the University of Manitoba has 10 sessions this year, including the Bannatyne campus convocation at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences on May 24, six sessions at the Fort Garry Campus from Tuesday, June 5 through Friday, June 8, and one session at Université de Saint-Boniface on June 11, 2018. The School of Agriculture held its Agriculture Diploma convocation on May 4, 2018.
Upcoming:
Brodie Centre Atrium, Bannatyne Campus:
Thursday, May 24, 2018, 10:00 a.m.
Max Rady College of Medicine
HONORARY DEGREE: Martin Joel Yaffe, CM, BSc, MSc(Manitoba), PhD(Toronto)
Thursday, May 24, 2018, 3:00 p.m.
School of Dental Hygiene
College of Dentistry
College of Pharmacy
HONORARY DEGREE: Cindy Blackstock, BA(UBC), MMan(McGill), MJ(Loyola), ipkDoc(BQFNU), PhD(Toronto), DCL(St. Johns), DLitt(MSVU, TRU), LLD (Ryerson, Saskatchewan, UNBC, Waterloo, Western, Winnipeg, York)
Investors Group Athletic Centre (IGAC), Fort Garry Campus:
Tuesday, June 5, 2018, 2:30 p.m.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Faculty of Arts
HONORARY DEGREE: The Honorable Janis Guðrún Johnson, BA(Manitoba)
Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 9:30 a.m.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
School of Art
Faculty of Education
Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music
Faculty of Social Work
Extended Education
HONORARY DEGREE: Glen Alan Jones, BA, BEd(Manitoba), Med, PhD(Toronto)
Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 3:00 p.m.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Faculty of Science
HONORARY DEGREE: Janet Rossant, CC, BA, MA(Oxford), PhD(Cambridge), LLD(Dalhousie, Mount Allison, Windsor), DSc(UBC, Cambridge)
Thursday, June 7, 2018, 9:30 a.m.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Faculty of Architecture
Faculty of Engineering
HONORARY DEGREE: Richard G. Henriquez, CM, BArch(Manitoba), MArch(MIT), LLD(SFU)
Thursday, June 7, 2018, 3:00 p.m.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences (Health Sciences and Health Studies)
Max Rady College of Medicine (Human Ecology)
College of Nursing
College of Rehabilitation Sciences
HONORARY DEGREE: Elder Mary Elizabeth Courchene, BT(Brandon), BA, BEd(Manitoba)
Friday, June 8, 2018, 10:30 a.m.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Management/I. H. Asper School of Business
HONORARY DEGREE: Arnold Frieman, OM, BA(Manitoba)
Learn more about our Honorary Degree recipients here.
Each session of Convocation will be streamed online. Follow #umanitoba2018 on Twitter and Instagram to see more.