Spring 2008 - Students - University of Saskatchewan

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Entrance
The members of Convocation in
their academic robes march in
procession into the ceremony in
the following order: Graduands
in the order in which their
degrees are to be conferred;
Faculty; Board of Governors;
Senate; Guests of Honour; The
President; The Chancellor;
The Lieutenant Governor. When
the members of Convocation reach
their places they remain standing
during the Vice-Regal Salute,
the singing of O Canada and the
Invocation.
Order of the Ceremony
The first business is the Conferring
of Honorary Degrees, followed by
Convocation Address, President’s
Statement to the Graduands,
the Conferring of Degrees and
the Presentation of Awards. The
meeting is closed by the Chancellor
rising and asking the audience to
join in the singing of God Save the
Queen and leading the procession
in the reverse order out of the hall.
Degree Ceremony
the petition
The University Secretary on behalf
of all the Candidates, addresses
the Chancellor and Senate in these
words:
“Eminent Chancellor, President, I
present to you the petition that the
candidates to be named, having
fulfilled all the requirements of the
statutes, may be admitted to the
degrees and certificates to which
they are entitled”.
the admission
The Chancellor then addresses the
candidates in these words:
“By virtue of the authority vested
in me by the Legislature of this
Province, and with the consent of
the Council of this University, I
consent to admit you to the degrees
and certificates to which you are
entitled and to invest you with all
the powers, rights and privileges
pertaining thereto.”
the PRESENTATION
The Dean of the Faculty, or
designate, followed by the
candidates of that Faculty,
“Eminent Chancellor, on behalf of
the Faculty of ______, I present to
you these Scholars and ask that you
will confer on them the degree of
______ .”
As the Dean speaks the candidate’s
name in full, the candidate moves
forward in front of the Chancellor.
Then the Chancellor says, “I admit
you” and the University Secretary or
the Registrar places the hood over
the candidate’s head. Hereupon the
candidate passes to the Chancellor’s
right, is greeted by the President,
and receives the degree parchment.
Degrees in Absentia
In such cases, the University
Secretary says:
“Eminent Chancellor, in the name of
the Faculties, I ask you to grant the
degrees and certificates, in absentia,
to those students whose names
appear in the printed program and
who were not able to be present
today.”
The Chancellor replies:
approaches the Chancellor from “At the request of the Faculties
The ceremony comprises the Petition, the left and presents the candidates I authorize these degrees and
the Admission, and the Presentation.
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with these words:
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certificates to be granted.”
Spring Convocation 2008