June 2025 Ceremony Schedule

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 

9:30 a.m. C1 - Faculty of Community Services I 
Honorary Doctorate: Moez Kassam, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

3:30 p.m. C2 - Faculty of Community Services II
Honorary Doctorate: Cheryl Perera, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 

9:30 a.m. C3 - Faculty of Community Services III 
Convocation Speaker: Maher El-Masri

3:30 p.m. C4 - Faculty of Science, Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies 
Honorary Doctorate: Jan Kestle, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

Thursday, June 19, 2025

9:30 a.m. C5 - The Creative School I 
Honorary Doctorate: Steve Paikin, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

3:30 p.m. C6 - The Creative School II 
Honorary Doctorate: Deborah Cox, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

Friday, June 20, 2025 

9:30 a.m. C7 - Faculty of Arts I, Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies 
Honorary Doctorate: Marie Battiste, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

3:30 p.m.  C8 - Lincoln Alexander School of Law,
Faculty of Arts II 
Honorary Doctorate: B. Denham Jolly, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

Monday, June 23, 2025

9:30 a.m. C9 - Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science I
Convocation Speaker: Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi

3:30 p.m.  C10 - Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science II
Convocation Speaker: Mehrab Mehrvar

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 

9:30 a.m. C11 - Ted Rogers School of Management I,
The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education 
Honorary Doctorate: Maria and Walter Schroeder, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

3:30 p.m. C12 - Ted Rogers School of Management II
Honorary Doctorate: Tony Staffieri, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 

9:30 a.m. C13 - Ted Rogers School of Management III
Honorary Doctorate: Surjit Babra, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

3:30 p.m. C14 - Ted Rogers School of Management IV
Honorary Doctorate: Brandt Louie, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa