May 23, 2007

By the end of this week’s Convocation ceremony, UNBC will have another 730 alumni, Alex Michalos will have been installed as UNBC’s fourth Chancellor, and two distinguished Canadians will have received honorary degrees.

Convocation 2007 will take place on Friday, May 25, at CN Centre in Prince George. The ceremony will begin at 1:30pm, but earlier in the day, all graduates will participate in a class photograph on campus. This photo will take place in the Agora Courtyard at 10:30am. There will also be an alumni barbeque on campus starting at 4:30pm. Other highlights:

• This year, the first graduates from Environmental Engineering and the Bachelor of Environmental Planning will receive their degrees. Based on current information about the students who are eligible to graduate, the major producing the most graduates this year will be Nursing (65). After Prince George, the city producing the largest number of graduates will be Quesnel (42).
• Honorary degrees will be presented to former UBC president Martha Piper and health educator and researcher Mamoru Watanabe. Click here for the related news release.
  
• Alex Michalos will be officially installed as UNBC’s fourth Chancellor. Previous Chancellors have been Iona Campagnolo, George Pedersen, and Peter Bentley. Click here for the related news release.
  
• At the conclusion of Convocation 2007, the total number of UNBC alumni will top 6,200.

After the Prince George Convocation ceremony, the University will host a number of graduation ceremonies in various northern BC communities, recognizing those students who completed their coursework in regional campuses. Following is the schedule for the regional events:

Gitwinksihlkw, Monday, May 28, 1:45pm, Ts’oohl Ts’ap Memorial Hall

Quesnel, Wednesday, May 30, 6:30pm, North Cariboo Community Campus

Fort St. John, Thursday, May 31, 7:00pm, North Peace Cultural Centre

Contact:
Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC – 250.960.5622