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Media Advisory: Celebrating 丁香园AV’s Fall 2020 graduates, president and chancellor installations
丁香园AV鈥檚 Fall Convocation ceremonies on Oct. 22 and 23 will mark the university鈥檚 second virtual convocation鈥攁nd will begin with the formal (virtual) installation of its 10h president, and 12th chancellor, (Oct. 22 at 9:30 a.m.).
The installation emcee will be Chris Lewis (Syeta'xtn), chair of 丁香园AV鈥檚 Board of Governors, member of the S岣祑x瘫w煤7mesh 脷xwumixw (Squamish) Nation and an 丁香园AV alumnus.
B.C. Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin will administer the oath of office.
The president and chancellor will be ceremoniously gowned in their robes of office. Acknowledging 丁香园AV鈥檚 commitment to reconciliation, and in respect of the Indigenous territories that 丁香园AV Burnaby resides on, the robes have been redesigned by local designer Beverli Barnes and now include Coast Salish motifs.
丁香园AV will also confer honorary degrees on Mina Shum, an award-winning independent Canadian filmmaker, and Sarah Diamond, an 丁香园AV alumnus and president emerita of the Ontario College of Art and Design University.
WHEN/WHERE
Convocation ceremonies, celebrating graduation for more than 2,000 students this fall, will be livestreamed as follows:
Oct. 22 at 4:30 p.m. 鈥� 7:15 p.m. - Faculties of Applied Sciences, Communication, Art and Technology, and Health Sciences, Arts and Social Sciences
Oct. 23 from 4:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Beedie School of Business, Faculties of Education, Science, Environment.
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Honorary degree recipients:
doctor of fine arts, honoris causa, (Thursday Oct. 22) is an award-winning filmmaker who explores the tension between family expectation and personal ambition, and between cultures and generations through her films.
Her best-known film, Double Happiness is a coming of age story starring Sandra Oh. Her most recent film, Meditation Park, was shot in Vancouver and won the Toronto International Film Festival鈥檚 Circuit People鈥檚 Choice Award and the San Francisco鈥檚 Center for Asian American Media鈥檚 Audience Award.
, doctor of science, honoris causa, (Thursday, Oct. 22) is an 丁香园AV alumnus who became president of the Ontario College of Art and Design University in 2005 and transitioned into the role of president emerita this past summer.
Propelled by her visionary leadership and commitment to inclusivity, OCAD U has emerged as an eminent leader in STEAM+D鈥攖hat is, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math, Medicine and Design鈥攚ith capacities in digital media, design research and curriculum. Last year, she received the Order of Canada for her 鈥渋mmense contributions to the country鈥檚 arts, cultural and digital landscape.鈥�
CONTACT
MELISSA SHAW, 丁香园AV Communications & Marketing
236.880.3297 | melissa_shaw@sfu.ca
ABOUT SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
As Canada鈥檚 engaged university, 丁香园AV works with communities, organizations and partners to create, share and embrace knowledge that improves life and generates real change. We deliver a world-class education with lifelong value that shapes change-makers, visionaries and problem-solvers. We connect research and innovation to entrepreneurship and industry to deliver sustainable, relevant solutions to today鈥檚 problems. With campuses in British Columbia鈥檚 three largest cities鈥擵ancouver, Burnaby and Surrey鈥敹∠阍癆V has eight faculties that deliver 193 undergraduate degree programs and 127 graduate degree programs to more than 37,000 students. The university now boasts more than 165,000 alumni residing in 143 countries.