Spring Convocation 2022 promises to be especially festive this year with the return to in-person ceremonies, our first since 2019.
Celebrations for the more than 800 students in the Class of 2022 begin on Sunday, June 19 with the Baccalaureate Mass at 6 p.m. in St. Basil’s Church. The celebrant will be Fr. Adam Hincks, SJ, who holds the Sutton Chair in Science, Christianity, & Cultures. Prior to the Mass there will be an academic procession and a welcome from St. Michael’s President Dr. David Sylvester.
Light refreshments will be served after Mass in Sam Sorbara Auditorium, located on the second floor of Brennan Hall above the Dodig Family Coop.
At 7:15 p.m. on the 19th, a ceremony will take place in the auditorium to honour graduands recognized for their outstanding achievements at St. Michael’s College. Award winners have been notified by the Office of the Principal.
Monday will see two convocation ceremonies, each held Convocation Hall, at one of the University of Toronto’s most elegant buildings, located at 31 King’s College Circle. The morning ceremony, which begins at 10 a.m., is dedicated to Arts students, while the afternoon ceremony, to be held for Science and Commerce students, begins at 2:30 p.m.. The ceremonies will be also be alive-streamed on St. Mike’s campus, with signage directing guests to viewing locations.
St. Mike’s alumnus Dr. Michael Salvatori will speak at the morning convocation, while Samantha Peters will address the afternoon ceremony.
Dr. Salvatori holds a PhD in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning from the University of Toronto and has served as a core French and French immersion teacher, vice-principal, principal, university professor and CEO & Registrar of the Ontario College Teachers during his 30-year education career. He is currently Associate Professor at the College of Education, Niagara University in Ontario.
Lawyer Samantha Peters served as the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law’s first Black Legal Mentor-in-Residence/Mentor Juridique pour la Communauté Noire, serving in the 2020 – 2021 academic year. She engages in work at the intersection of law, education and policy, ranging from law reform initiatives to legal education to legislative research, including as the Education and Social Policy Researcher at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario where she briefed and advised elected officials as well as worked with Legislative Counsel on private member bills and motions to amend government bills. Between the two ceremonies, St. Michael’s Alumni Affairs Department will host a barbeque for graduates and their families, from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on the patio in front of Brennan Hall.
We look forward to seeing the Class of 2022 and their families on campus on convocation day and offer our warmest congratulations to our newest alumni!