Convocation News Archive
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Grads share their excitement for Annual Traditional Graduation Pow Wow
May 2, 2024 —
VIDEO: Grads share their excitement for Annual Traditional Pow Wow
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Students
Bannatyne Convocation – get the details on your big day!
April 29, 2024 —
Spring convocation ceremonies for the Bannatyne campus will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2024, starting at 10:00 am and 2:30 pm.
![A group of UM grads sit in a row at Convocation. They wear black caps and gowns with golden hood linings. The graduate in the middle smiles at the camera as all hold up their degree parchments.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/convocation-150x150.jpg)
Students
Celebrate the class of 2024 at Spring Convocation
April 22, 2024 —
Convocation ceremonies for Spring 2024 graduates will be held on May 16, 2024 (Bannatyne campus), from June 4 - 7, 2024 (Fort Garry campus ) and on June 10, 2024 (Université de Saint-Boniface).
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Indigenous
Annual Traditional Graduation Pow Wow to celebrate 35th year
April 3, 2024 —
Every year, the University of Manitoba and broader communities gather at the Fort Garry campus to celebrate Indigenous graduates at the Annual Traditional Graduation Pow Wow. While the faces may change from year to year, one thing remains the same: the sense of excitement in the air.
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Students
Job Search Tips for New Grads
April 2, 2024 —
If you're a graduating this spring, you may be looking for help with your job search. The good news is that we currently have a job seeker's market.
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St. John's College
College recognizes four inspiring honorary degree members at Annual Convocation
November 16, 2023 —
On November 5, 2023, St John’s college celebrated four new Honorary Degree Recipients at our Convocation in the Chapel, recognizing these inspiring individuals for their contributions to both the College and the University, as well as the broader community. The 2022/23 Honorary Degree Recipients that we recognized included The Honourable Patricia Bovey, who received the Doctor of Canon Law (honoris causa), Brian Bowman, who also received the Doctor of Canon Law (honoris causa), Vincent Solomon, who received an Honorary Fellowship, and Brenda Cantelo, who received the Fellow’s Recognition Award.
![Kaylene Normand in her cap and gown, wearing an Indigenous sash, at convocation.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/K_Normand_convocation-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Personal experiences drew Rady grads to careers as healers
October 27, 2023 —
Kaylene Normand was a competitive swimmer as a child who developed exercise-induced asthma, an experience that led her to set her sights on a career as a respiratory therapist.
![Three students wearing graduation caps, gowns and lilac coloured diploma in dental hygiene stoles. One student holds a smartphone and takes a selfie with the other two students.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Students-taking-selfie-Convocation-Bannatyne-22-74850166-150x150.jpg)
Students
Bannatyne Convocation – get the details on your big day!
October 25, 2023 —
Is your convocation ceremony at the Bannatyne Campus? We want to ensure you know what to expect, and that you are prepared to cross the stage.
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St. John's College
Recognizing 2022/23 graduating students, scholarship awards, and honorary guests at SJC convocation
October 24, 2023 —
They've walked across the stage in May or October, and now St John's college celebrates the 2022/23 graduating college members on November 5th, 2023. Over the last year, St John's college has given out $180,000 worth of scholarships and bursaries to students across the University of Manitoba who are members of the college.
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
103 new nurses welcomed at pinning ceremony
October 18, 2023 —
The College of Nursing welcomed 103 new nurses to the profession at a pinning ceremony on Oct. 17 at the Pinnacle Club at IG Field. The group, which started the program in the fall of 2020, was the first to begin their studies with online learning due to the COVID pandemic.