The walk may be short, but the journey is long — and marked with hard work and accomplishments.

Years of assignments and experiential opportunities will culminate in strides across the Convocation stage next week, with about 3,200 students set to receive their degrees from Brock University.

Graduands will have their degrees conferred during nine ceremonies held from Monday, June 10 to Friday, June 14 in Brock’s Ian D. Beddis Gymnasium. Ceremonies will take place at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. each day, with the exception of Friday, when only a morning ceremony will be held.

As part of Brock’s 115th Convocation celebrations, the University will present three honorary doctorates throughout the week to National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ferguson “Fergie” Jenkins, Canadian author and water activist Maude Barlow, and workplace accessibility leader Tricia Pokorny (BA ’95).

Barlow and Pokorny will receive their honorary degrees Tuesday, June 11 at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., respectively, during the Faculty of Social Sciences ceremonies. Jenkins will have his degree presented during a Faculty of Applied Health Sciences ceremony Wednesday, June 12 at 2:30 p.m.

Each honorary degree recipient will deliver a Convocation address to the graduating class.

For those unable to attend, all Convocation ceremonies will be livestreamed online at brocku.ca/livestream

Tickets will not be required to attend, but there is a two-guest limit per graduand and all guests will be required to check in prior to entering the ceremony. Guests are encouraged to have the name and student identification number of the graduand they’re celebrating present at check-in.

Complimentary parking will be available throughout Convocation week. Please follow directional signage to Lot D, P or B. If these lots are full, overflow parking will be available in Lots 1 and 2.

For more information and a full schedule of the week’s ceremonies, visit brocku.ca/convocation