2024 Fall Convocation

The hard work, accomplishments and resilience of our Fall 2024 graduates will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 20, 2:30pm.

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Congratulations, class of 2024!

The hard work, accomplishments and resilience of our Fall 2024 graduates will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 20, 2:30pm.

In addition to degrees being conferred, the Fall convocation will see award winners and honorary degree recipients recognized.

When and where

All Faculty Convocation ceremonies will take place at FirstOntario Concert Hall (1 Summers Lane) in downtown Hamilton. The DeGroote School of Business is on Wednesday, November 20 at 2:30pm.

Doors open 1.5 hours before the start of the ceremony and ceremonies are approximately two hours. Graduands are asked to arrive one hour before their ceremony.

Guests

All graduands are entitled to two guest tickets. A live stream of each ceremony will be available if you or your guests cannot attend in-person.

More Information

For more information please visit the Office of the Registrar’s Convocation website.

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Nipissing University Graduate Fair

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Trent University Graduate Fair

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Apply to be a vendor.

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TBD

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2024 Fall Convocation

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Congratulations, class of 2024!

When and where

Guests

More Information

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Upcoming Events

Halifax Graduate Fair

Laurentian University Graduate Studies Fair

Info Session: Certificate in Data Science, Applied AI and Organizational Leadership

Nipissing University Graduate Fair

Trent University Graduate Fair

Strategic Foresight Certification for Executives

Canada’s Financial Resilience: Charting a Stronger Future in a De-Globalizing World

Global Entrepreneurship Week: Makers Market

McMaster Accounting Research Symposium