Convocation

Convocation a rewarding volunteer experience

Volunteering at convocation gave Danielle Handsor another perspective on the event.

“It was a very rewarding experience,” says the three-time UWindsor grad (BHK 2006, B.Ed 2007, M.Ed 2011). “It was great to interact with our graduates and I learned a lot about the planning and the logistics that go into convocation. It was nice to be behind the scenes.”

Convocation memories captured in pictures

The University of Windsor minted more than 3,200 new alumni, and the staff of the Centre for Teaching and Learning was on hand to record the occasion.

View a photo album on the University’s Facebook page with more than 150 images of celebrants, honourees, family and guests at the University’s 2012 Spring Convocation.

View videos of each of the six sessions. The videos will also be aired over TVCogeco’s community channel 11.

Engineering grad named tops in class of 2012

Amir Mehrabi, who completed his B.A.Sc. in electrical engineering in August 2011, received the 2012 Governor General’s Silver Medal, given at Spring Convocation to the undergraduate student who has achieved the highest academic standing in the graduating class.

Convocation continues through Friday

The University of Windsor's 97th Convocation ceremonies commenced Wednesday and continue with sessions at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
Among the 3,291 graduands who will receive their degrees are winners of the Board of Governors Medals, awarded to the graduating student with the highest academic standing in each program:

Math professor wins recognition for efforts to help students understand

The University of Windsor Alumni Association honoured the exceptional accomplishments of Richard Caron, professor of Mathematics & Statistics in the Faculty of Science, with the Alumni Award for Distinguished Contributions to University Teaching during Convocation on Wednesday, June 13.

The award was established in 1987 to provide incentive and encouragement for achieving excellence and teaching at the University of Windsor.

Program provides good foundation for architectural studies, says graduand

Krysia Bussiere didn’t have to wait until she graduated for her education in the Visual Arts and the Built Environment program to land her a job. She has a summer position in Toronto working with B+H Architects, the design firm behind the Centre for Engineering Innovation.

When she crosses the stage at Thursday’s Convocation, Bussiere will be among the first class to graduate from the program. She says it has given her a good foundation to build on.

Medal winners fêted as top achievers

Chemistry graduate Aaron Rossini, who received three degrees from the University of Windsor, has achieved the highest academic standing at the graduate level among his cohort and will receive the Governor General’s Gold Medal at the first session of Convocation on Saturday, October 22.