Convocation News Archive
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Desautels Faculty of Music
For Avonlea Armstrong-Green, ‘Love is Born’
May 26, 2020 —
2020 DFOM graduate Avonlea Armstrong-Green is a master of conducting, and a master of multitasking.
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Desautels Faculty of Music
Rylan Knaggs celebrates the evolution of guitar
May 25, 2020 —
2020 DFOM graduate Rylan Knaggs' education spans everything from Métis folk music to modern day hits.
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CBC: U of Manitoba’s graduation powwow goes online to celebrate Indigenous grads
May 1, 2020 —
For Indigenous graduates, the powwow is an opportunity to celebrate among the larger Indigenous community
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Spring Convocation 2020 cancelled, a celebration to be held at later time
March 19, 2020 —
All of us who work daily and enthusiastically to support student success regret the need for this course of action
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David Asper and David Milgaard to receive honorary degrees at 141st spring convocation
January 31, 2020 —
During the 141st annual Spring Convocation of the University of Manitoba on June 5, 2020, honorary degrees will be awarded to two remarkable people whose life stories have intertwined.
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Occupational therapy grad giving back to her First Nations community
November 13, 2019 —
For single mother Kimberly Moors, graduating with a master’s degree means more than embarking on her new career – it also gives her a chance to give back to her community and honour her Indigenous roots.
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Extended Education
Celebrating LIVE with our grads
October 23, 2019 —
"My mom and dad, are absolutely overjoyed to be here in the stands cheering me on so it’s going to be a great day for everybody," - Matt MacRae
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Students
Meet the medal recipients of Fall Convocation 2019
October 18, 2019 —
Created in 1873 to encourage academic excellence across the nation, the Governor General’s Academic Medals have become the most prestigious award for outstanding achievements that Canadian students can receive.
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Faculty of Law
LL.M. students graduating from Robson Hall this fall
October 16, 2019 —
Robson Hall Faculty of Law congratulates those Master of Laws students graduating this October
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President Barnard’s address to graduands
October 15, 2019 —
'What you think and do is critical on campus in our city and in our country'