Spring 2017 Convocation

June 7, 2017

Congratulations to all of our grads! Photo: UVic Photo Services.

Thousands of UVic students and their families and friends will gather on campus this June to celebrate the achievement of an academic milestone. During Spring Convocation from June 12–16, ceremonies will be held to confer 3,641 degrees, diplomas and certificates. Congratulations, grads!

Convocation ceremonies will be webcast live and archived online. View the schedule.

Featured convocation stories

Mummies and bones: a love story - Renée Adams, BA Anthropology/History
Grad explores the secrets of motivation through rock climbing - Patrick Boudreau, MEd Physical Education
What makes mentoring successful? - Sarah Buydens, PhD Educational Psychology
Dancing with Molly: how do people using illicit drugs measure purity? - Melanie Callas, MA Anthropology
Psychology grad aims to make a difference in autism research - Patrick Dwyer, BA Psychology
Business grad beats the odds with tenacity, generosity—and big plans - Siyad Jama, BCom
Nepali student inspires us all to widen our world view - Dechen Dolma Lama, BCYC
Co-op graduate "gets his hands dirty" preserving BC's natural world - Keegan Meyers, Biology co-op
Fledgling researcher takes flight - Victoria Philibert, BA Philosophy/Pacific and Asian Studies
Engineering grad aspires to be a role model for Indigenous students across campus - Kear Pottris, BEng Civil Engineering
Grad's mathematical models help map path of disease transmission - Chadi Saad-Roy, BSC Mathematics and Statistics
Visual arts project offers "something to ponder" - Xiao Xue, BFA Visual Arts

Major medal winners

Ryan Blackler, PhD Biochemistry - Governor General's Gold Medal
Nicholas Benson, BSc Computer Science and Mathematics - Governor General's Silver Medal
Sabina Trimble, MA History - Lieutenant Governor's Silver Medal (thesis)
Alexandra Macdonald, MA Art History and Visual Studies - Lieutenant Governor's Silver Medal (other than thesis)
Christiana Moser, BA Linguistics, Language and Speech - Jubilee Medal for Humanities
Chadi Saad-Roy, BSC mathematics and statistics - Jubilee Medal for Science
Armon Alamolhoda, BSc Economics - Jubilee Medal for Social Sciences
Alexa Brisbin, BEd Elementary Teacher Education - Maxwell A. Cameron Memorial Award
Stewart Lucas, BEd Secondary Teacher Education - Maxwell A. Cameron Memorial Award
Margaret Lingas, Music - Victoria Medal in Fine Arts
Madeline Reid, JD Law - Law Society Gold Medal and Prize
Laura Monchak, BSc Nursing - Certificate of Outstanding Academic Distinction in HSD
Devon Rose Chan, BSc Kinesiology - Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Undergraduate Student Award
Michael Ravensbergen, BEng Mechanical Engineering - Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering Medal
Matthew Clarkson, BSc Computer Science - Department of Computer Science Graduation Medal
Hee Chui Kim, BEng Computer Engineering - IEEE Victoria Section Gold Medal in Computer Engineering
Kieran Hartford, BEng Electrical Engineering - IEEE Victoria Section Gold Medal in Electrical Engineering
Nicolas Guillemot, BEng Software Engineering - IEEE Victoria Section Gold Medal in Software Engineering