Media Advisory: Celebrating SFU’s Fall 2020 graduates, president and chancellor installations
October 21, 2020
Simon Fraser University’s Fall Convocation ceremonies on Oct. 22 and 23 will mark the university’s second virtual convocation—and will begin with the formal (virtual) installation of its 10h president, Joy Johnson, and 12th chancellor, Tamara Vrooman (Oct. 22 at 9:30 a.m.).
The installation emcee will be Chris Lewis (Syeta’xtn), chair of SFU’s Board of Governors, member of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) Nation and an SFU 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 SFU’s commitment to reconciliation, and in respect of the Indigenous territories that SFU Burnaby resides on, the gowns have been redesigned by local designer Beverli Barnes and now include Coast Salish motifs.
The motifs have been created by Chief Janice George —Chepximiya Siyam, and Willard ‘Buddy’ Joseph—Skwetsimltxw from L’Hen Awtwx (Squamish Weaving House). Their weaving, Newxniw’chet (The Teachings), has hung in SFU’s Saywell Atrium since 2009.
SFU will also confer honorary degrees on Mina Shum, an award-winning independent Canadian filmmaker, and Sarah Diamond, an SFU 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. – 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.
View the full 2020 Fall Convocation schedule & watch the livestream
Faculties & Departments will also be holding virtual celebrations
Honorary degree recipients:
Mina Shum, 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’s Circuit People’s Choice Award and the San Francisco’s Center for Asian American Media’s Audience Award.
Sarah Diamond, doctor of science, honoris causa, (Thursday, Oct. 22) is an SFU 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—that is, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math, Medicine and Design—with capacities in digital media, design research and curriculum. Last year, she received the Order of Canada for her “immense contributions to the country’s arts, cultural and digital landscape.”
CONTACT
MELISSA SHAW, SFU Communications & Marketing
236.880.3297 | melissa_shaw@sfu.ca
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