U of R celebrates the more than 2,500 students who will be graduating at Spring 2024 Convocation
The University of Regina is inviting members of the media to join in celebrating the accomplishments of our 2,529 students who are graduating this spring.
During three days of convocation ceremonies, special recognition will be given to our outstanding academic award recipients. As well honorary degrees will be awarded to:
- Joseph Naytowhow - Wednesday, June 12;
- Bhanu Prasad - Thursday, June 13;
- and Dr. Marlene Smadu - Friday, June 14.
More information on our honorary degree recipients will be provided closer to the dates.
Convocation ceremonies will be held at 2 p.m. on each of three days in the main Gymnasium in the Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport, U of R main campus.
A live stream of the ceremony will be available on the University’s Facebook page. As well, a recording of the event will be posted to the site so students, family, and friends unable to attend in person, can view the celebration online.
There will be a media availability prior to convocation at 1 p.m. for U of R President and Vice-Chancellor Jeff Keshen as well as for the honorary degree recipients on the day they are being presented their degree. Interviews can be arranged though the contact noted above.
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About the University of Regina
2024 marks our 50th anniversary as an independent University (although our roots as Regina College date back more than a century!). As we celebrate our past, we work towards a future that is as limitless as the prairie horizon. We support the health and well-being of our 16,700 students and provide them with hands-on learning opportunities to develop career-ready graduates – more than 88,000 alumni enrich communities in Saskatchewan and around the globe. Our research enterprise has grown to include 21 research centres and 12 Canada Research Chairs. Our campuses are on Treaties 4 and 6 – the territories of the nêhiyawak, Anihšināpēk, Dakota, Lakota, and Nakoda peoples, and the homeland of the Michif/Métis nation. We seek to grow our relationships with Indigenous communities to build a more inclusive future.
Let’s go far, together.