Spring Convocation - Students - University of Saskatchewan

Convocation
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 ceremony comprises the Petition,
the Admission, and the Presentation.
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, approaches the Chancellor
from the left and presents the
candidates with these words:
“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:
“At the request of the Faculties
I authorize these degrees and
certificates to be granted.”
University of Saskatchewan 15 Spring Convocation 2007