On Monday, Nov. 25, some 1,800 students walked across the stage of Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier in Place Des Arts to collect their respective diplomas – marking the highlight of the Fall Convocation ceremonies. “Today marks the beginning of something, not the end. You have a mind that is ready to learn, and there is much more learning to be done,” Principal Suzanne Fortier told the Class of 2013. “Certains de ces apprentissages se feront dans un établissement universitaire, peut-être même ici, à McGill, mais la plupart d’entre eux se feront tout au long de votre existence, où que vous soyez.”
But Convocation is as much about the sights as it is the sounds. Click on the thumbnails below to see a larger version of each of the following pictures.
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- (L to R): James Richard Guthrie; Amy Christina Didemus; Bonnie Ann Pero; Catharine Alexandra Beveridge; and Sophie Trudeau celebrate earning their Master of Social Work. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Calm before the pomp and circumstance begins. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Let Fall 2013 Convocation begin! / Photo: Neale McDevitt
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- Photo: Neale McDevitt
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- (L to R): Bailey Liza Greenspon, Allison Chloe Yolles and Fellicia Arielle Pearlman-Resnick about to receive their BAs. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Photo: Neale McDevitt
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- Faria Tanzeen Antora checks her text messages prior to receiving her Bachelor of Arts. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Photo: Neale McDevitt
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- David Harpp, University Marshall, leads graduating students to their seats. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Photo: Neale McDevitt
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- Graduating students look for friendly faces in the crowd. / Photo: Neale McDevitt
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- Piper Jeff McCarthy leads the platform party into Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- The platform party. / Photo: Neale McDevitt
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- Photo: Neale McDevitt
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- Suzanne Fortier gives her first Convocation address as Principal. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Photo: Neale McDevitt
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- New MAs, Sara Amin Mourad Meleika, Teaching and Learning (centre) and Mona Maurice Makramalla, Education and Society (right) with their fan club. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Victor Black accepts his Principal’s Award for Administrative and Support Staff. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Photo: Neale McDevitt
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- Photo: Owen Egan
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- Walter Kucharski accepts his Principal’s Award for Administrative and Support Staff. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Fall Convocation’s three honorary doctorate recipients. / Photo: Neale McDevitt
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- Photo: Neale McDevitt
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- Evie Cavis accepts her Principal’s Award for Administrative and Support Staff. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Dejeneba Sako is all smiles after earning her Bachelor of Arts and Science (Environment). / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Photo: Neale McDevitt
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- Ariel Fenster accepts the Principal’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching for Faculty Lecturers. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Masters of Science in Kinesiology recipients Hannah Lemke (left), Stacy Dikareva (centre) and Olivier Babineau (right) pose with their supervisor Ross Andersen. / Photo: Owen Egan.
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- Richard A. Walls and Carolina J. Walls each receive their degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Photo: Neale McDevitt
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- Julie Le Bel poses with her fan club after receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Ken Ragan accepts the Principal’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching for Full Professors. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Dr. Mike Babcock and wife Maureen pose for several pictures. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Oran Magal flags flags down family members before being awarded his Doctor of Philosophy. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Physiology professor Ann Wechsler, accepts the McGill University Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Learning. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Photo: Neale McDevitt
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- The crowd at Place des Arts. Photo: Neale McDevitt
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- (L to R): Stuart H. “Kip” Cobbett, Mike Babcock, H. Arnold Steinberg and Suzanne Fortier. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- On their way to graduation. Photo: Neale McDevitt
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- Mike Babcock addresses the crowd. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- Suzanne Fortier gets Mike Babcock’s autograph. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- “To Suzanne, Good luck with the big job” – Mike Babcock. / Photo: Owen Egan
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- A member of the Class of 2013 accepts her degree from Chancellor H. Arnold Steinberg. / Photo: Neale McDevitt
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- Congratulations Class of 2013! / Photo: Owen Egan
