Tuesday, May 27, 2014, Oshawa, ON
Trent University will welcome 1,732 students, families, faculty and special guests to the University Court of the Bata Library on Symons Campus in Peterborough to celebrate the accomplishments of its newest graduates from across Canada and countries around the world at the 48th Convocation ceremonies from Tuesday, June 3 to Friday, June 6, 2014.
Dr. Don Tapscott, Trent chancellor, will preside over the Convocation ceremonies, along with Dr. Steven E. Franklin, who will celebrate his final ceremony as Trent’s president and vice-chancellor. The University will bestow honorary degrees upon five outstanding individuals: award-winning novelist Joseph Boyden, renowned anthropologist Wade Davis, educator and Arctic researcher Shelagh Grant, accomplished public servant Richard Johnston, and investment leader David Patterson will be recognized for their extraordinary contributions to academic life at Trent and to society as a whole.
Among the 135 graduates of Trent University Oshawa, 51 are graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree, 21 with a Bachelor of Science Honours degree, 49 with a general Bachelor of Arts, nine with a general Bachelor of Science, two with a Bachelor of Education and one with a Bachelor of Business Administration. All Trent University Oshawa graduates will be recognized at the ceremony on Thursday, June 5 at 10:00 a.m. An Honorary Doctor of Letters degree will be conferred upon Shelagh Grant during the ceremony.
As graduating students complete their chapter at Trent, many of them will be continuing their education in academic or professional programs or moving on to fascinating careers (read profiles of some of Trent’s brightest new graduates at trentu.ca/convocation/profiles.php). A new study released by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) shares that 87 per cent of Canadians agree that university research makes a major contribution to the nation’s economic prosperity. Similarly, Statistics Canada’s latest National Graduate Survey shows that university graduates have relatively high incomes and full-time employment rates, with over 90 per cent of graduates employed within three years.
Watch the live web-cast of the ceremonies at trentu.ca/convocation/coverage.php.
Follow @TrentUniversity on Twitter and Facebook and add your own comments and photos during the ceremonies by using the hashtag #TrentConvo.
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