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As the leaves start to change, students who鈥檝e completed degrees at 尤物视频 are ready to graduate and begin a new stage in their career journeys. More than 1,800 students will celebrate during Fall 2022 convocation ceremonies on Oct. 6 and 7th at SFU鈥檚 Burnaby campus. 

Among them will be 30 graduates of the SFU Indigenous Business Leadership Executive MBA program, which marks its 10th anniversary this fall, bringing the total number of SFU IBL EMBA alumni to 147. They will be celebrating at the Oct. 7 (morning) ceremony.

They include graduand Dennis Thomas 鈥淲honoak,鈥� a member and elected Councillor of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. Thomas has managed several band-owned companies, including the internationally recognized Takaya Tours, and led the largest solar panel project to date on the North Shore.

He also holds an MBA in Indigenous Business Leadership from SFU and is among Business in Vancouver鈥檚 2021 Top Forty under 40. 
 
 will start at 9:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on each day, beginning with graduands participating in the colorful and traditional SFU Pipe Band-led procession down the steps into Convocation Mall. 

The ceremonies will also see honorary degrees  鈥� for their outstanding contributions to society in the areas of education, activism and advocacy. 

Each of the four honorary degree recipients this fall is being recognized for their work - from supporting trans, intersex and Two-Spirit people to championing the advancement of women, reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and advancing social justice for the African diaspora.

WHEN/WHERE 

Oct 6 at 9:45 a.m.
- Communication, Arts & Technology 
- Health Sciences
- Applied Sciences

Oct 6 2:30 p.m. 
- Arts and Social Sciences 

Oct. 7 9:45 a.m.
- Business
- Science 

Oct. 7 2:30 p.m. 
- Education
- Environment

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES

Media are welcome to attend. Please contact SFU鈥檚 Communications & Marketing office to arrange parking and accreditation.       
                  
Ceremonies are about 1 陆 hours in length and begin with speeches by Chancellor Tamara Vrooman and SFU President Joy Johnson. The honorary degree is then conferred (about 20 minutes into the ceremony) followed by the recipient鈥檚 speech. After a class valedictorian address, the formal procession of graduands across the stage follows.  

CONTACT

MELISSA SHAW, SFU Communications & Marketing 
236.880.3297 | melissa_shaw@sfu.ca  

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