More than 2,400 students graduating at the 2025 Spring Convocation
The University of Regina is inviting members of the media to join in celebrating the accomplishments of our 2,440 students who will be receiving 2,613 degrees, diplomas, and certificates at the 2025 Spring Convocation.
During this year’s four convocation ceremonies, special recognition will be given to our outstanding academic award recipients. Honorary degrees will also be awarded:
- On Wednesday, June 11 the Honourable Russ Mirasty will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws honoris causa (LLD);
- The morning of Thursday, June 12 Dr. Jim Tomkins will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws honoris causa (LLD);
- The afternoon of Thursday, June 12 the Honourable Dr. Lillian Eva Quan Dyck, OC, will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science honoris causa (DSc); and,
- On Friday, June 13 Don Hall will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts honoris causa (DFA).
This year’s Spring Convocation ceremonies will be held on June 11 (2 p.m.), 12 (9:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.), and 13 (9:30 a.m.) in the Gymnasium in the Centre for Kinesiology & Health Studies.
The convocation ceremonies will be livestreamed on the University’s Facebook page. Recordings will also be available for students, family, and friends who are unable to attend in person or watch the livestreams.
There will be a media availability at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11 for U of R President and Vice-Chancellor Jeff Keshen. Each of the honorary degree recipients will also be available on the day they are being presented their degree, prior to the Convocation ceremony. Interviews can be arranged though the contact noted above.
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About the University of Regina
2024 marked 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 more than 17,200 students and provide them with hands-on learning opportunities to develop into career-ready graduates – more than 92,000 alumni enrich communities in Saskatchewan and around the globe. Our research enterprise includes 18 research centres and 9 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.