TIME TO GRADUATE
More than 900 graduates will take part in two ceremonies Saturday
More than 900 students to take part in two convocation ceremonies Saturday at UPEI.
The University of Prince Edward Island is preparing for its annual convocation ceremonies, which will be held on Saturday, May 13, at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre in Charlottetown.
The morning ceremony begins at 10 a.m.; the afternoon ceremony begins at 2:30 p.m. Each ceremony is preceded by a procession of graduates across campus. More than 900 graduates will make their way across the stage over the course of the day.
Due to safety regulations, seating is limited. All guests must present their invitations in order to be admitted to the sports centre.
There is plenty of parking within a five- to 10-minute walk of the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Refer to the campus map at www.upei.ca for the location of general parking areas on campus.
Guests are asked to arrive early to ensure everyone is seated before graduates arrive in their procession (9:45 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.).
There are a number of accessible parking spots, designated by the International Symbol of Access (wheelchair symbol), situated in front of the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre and the W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
Overflow seating and a live broadcast are available at McMillan Hall in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre, or you can watch live on Eastlink TV and online at upei.ca/live.
UPEI will confer honorary doctor of laws degrees upon indigenous leader and elder Judith Clark of York, business and community leader Stan MacPherson of Charlottetown, UPEI past-president and professor emeritus Elizabeth Epperly of Wolfville, N.S., and SDU alumnus and business owner Allan Curran of Bay Shore, N.Y. MacPherson will address the morning convocation, while Epperly will speak to the afternoon graduates.
More information is available on the convocation web page at www.upei.ca.