Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation
Graduating this June 2024:
Before convocation
After you receive your senate letter confirming your graduation by email, you can confirm your attendance and rent your regalia. Confirm your attendance by Sunday, June 9.
Undergraduate students - Step 3 | Graduate students - Step 4
Convocation day
Upon arrival
Step 1. Parchment pick-up (AQ 3000 Northeast corner)
Student ID or a valid government-issued picture ID is required to pick up your parchment.
Step 2. Regalia pick up (AQ 3000 Northeast corner)
A free coat check is available for graduands.
Step 3. Get hood pinned (AQ 4000 North; by the Reflection Pond)
Assistance can be provided or watch the video and pin your hood yourself.
Ceremony instructions
Step 4. Line up for the Academic Procession (AQ 4000 North; by the Reflection Pond)
- Check your Dean's Card (attached to the back of your parchment) for the number in the top right corner. Line up in chronological order with the other graduands.
- Once in Convocation Mall, you will be seated amongst the other graduands.
Step 5. During the ceremony
- Please see order of program below to see when your medal will be presented.
- Ceremony staff will cue you to line up to cross the stage.
- When your name is announced, cross the stage to shake hands with the Chancellor and President.
- Instead of returning to your seat in the audience, you will be directed to take a seat in the front row of the audience, on the Theatre side.
- After all graduates have crossed the stage, the medal presentation will begin.
- Ceremony staff will cue you the stage.
- When the President asks you to join them, proceed to the blue footprints marked on the carpet and face the audience.
- A short bio will be read and your medal will be presented to you.
- Shake hands with the Chancellor and President, then pose for a photo.
- Exit the stage and return to the front row of the audience.
Step 6. After the ceremony
- Follow the academic recession to exit Convocation Mall.
- Return your regalia to AQ (AQ 3000 Northeast corner).
- Attend your faculty celebration.
- Celebrate!!
Graduated in June/October 2023:
Before convocation
Reserve your regalia directly from Gaspard.
Convocation day
Upon arrival
Step 1. Regalia pick up (AQ 3000 Northeast corner)
A free coat check is available for graduands.
Ceremony instructions
Step 2. Line up for the Academic Procession (Strand Hall, Room 3101)
- Once you have your regalia on, proceed directly to Strand Hall 3101.
- Get your hood pinned by regalia room staff.
- You will line up and walk in the academic procession with the platform party to Convocation Mall, and be seated on the stage beside the Registrar for the duration of the ceremony.
Step 3. During the ceremony
- Please see order of program below to see when your medal will be presented.
- After all graduates have been announced, the medal presentation will begin.
- When the President asks you to join them, proceed to the blue footprints marked on the carpet and face the audience.
- A short bio will be read and your medal will be presented to you.
- Shake hands with the Chancellor and President, then pose for a photo.
- Return to your seat on the stage beside the Registrar.
Step 4. After the ceremony
- Follow the academic recession to exit Convocation Mall.
- Return your regalia to AQ (AQ 3000 Northeast corner).
- Attend your faculty celebration.
- Celebrate!!
Order of program
- Academic procession to Convocation Mall led by SFU Pipers
- Host nation cultural representatives
- Host nation ceremonial welcome, Elder (Ceremony A, C, F, H)
- O Canada
- Chancellor’s welcome
- President’s greetings
- Student speaker address
- Presentation of honorary degree recipient & convocation address (Ceremony A, B, C, D, F, G)
- Alumni greeting
- Chancellor and president, recognition of graduands and their degrees, diplomas and certificates
- Conferring of degrees, diplomas and certificates
Includes presentation of Graduate and Undergraduate Dean's Convocation Medals - June ceremonies only
- Presentation of medals - June ceremonies only
Governor General's Gold Medals
Governor General's Silver Medals
Leiutenant Governor's Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation
Gordon M. Shrum Undergraduate Medal
- Chancellor and president’s concluding remarks
- Piper leads recession
- Faculty celebration reception(s)
Questions?
If you have any additional questions, please contact Kira Davis, Associate Director, Ceremonies and Events, at kira_davis@sfu.ca.