{"id":78983,"date":"2022-06-17T15:57:47","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T19:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=78983"},"modified":"2022-06-17T15:58:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T19:58:31","slug":"gallery-brock-universitys-111th-convocation-comes-to-a-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2022\/06\/gallery-brock-universitys-111th-convocation-comes-to-a-close\/","title":{"rendered":"GALLERY: Brock University\u2019s 111th Convocation comes to a close"},"content":{"rendered":"

The final of Brock University\u2019s nine Spring Convocation ceremonies was held Friday, June 17, marking the close of the first in-person celebrations in more than two years.<\/p>\n

About 400 graduating students from the Faculties of Humanities and Mathematics and Science crossed the stage in Ian Beddis Gymnasium to receive their degrees. It brought to an end a week of Convocation ceremonies at Brock that included 3,500 students graduating across seven Faculties.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a wonderful week, watching graduates on campus celebrate with their families and loved ones,\u201d said University Interim President and Vice-Chancellor Lynn Wells. \u201cThat is what Convocation is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rite of passage, she said, helped to usher each graduate into their next chapter as they begin their career or embark on a new educational journey.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to mark those transitions in our lives, those pivotal moments by coming together as a community and celebrating,\u201d Wells said. \u201cWe want to ensure our graduates feel properly acknowledged for all the hard work they\u2019ve put into earning their degrees.<\/p>\n

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Master of Arts students Carly Propper and Olivia Tucker stand amongst the post-Convocation crowd in front of Brock University\u2019s Ian Beddis Gymnasium on Friday, June 17.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThey have persevered through tough circumstances,\u201d she said, \u201cbut they\u2019ve also continued to help the University grow during this challenging time, as have our faculty, staff, alumni, donors and community members.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two years into her role as Brock Chancellor, Hilary Pearson was elated by her first in-person Convocation at the University.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll week, the students have looked so happy to be here. Even through the masks, you can see the excitement in their eyes,\u201d Pearson said. \u201cIt has been so wonderful to be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n

She hoped to provide inspiration to Brock\u2019s Class of 2022 through the words of legendary poet Maya Angelou: \u201cPursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can\u2019t take their eyes off you.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was a fitting sentiment for Amirali Madani, who during Friday\u2019s ceremony was awarded one of Brock\u2019s highest academic honours.<\/p>\n

Madani was presented the Governor General\u2019s Gold Medal, given to the graduate student with the highest academic average for 2021-22. The 24-year-old international student from Iran, who made it his goal to earn the award as soon as he enrolled at the University, completed his Master of Computer Science with a 97 per cent overall average.<\/p>\n

All nine of Brock University\u2019s Spring Convocation ceremonies are available to view online at brocku.ca\/livestream<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t