Convocation 2012

This is the final update to this web page prior to Convocation 2012.

Thursday, May 10, 2012
Winspear Centre
4 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Edmonton, Alberta

Convocation Registration is Closed

To attend Convocation, you must have registered. The deadline to register for Convocation 2012 was Monday, April 30, 2012. We are no longer accepting registrations for Convocation.

Graduates & Guests, Bring Your Ticket

To enter the Winspear, you must present your ticket immediately upon entering. Without a ticket, you will not be able to participate in Convocation. Make certain your guests also have their ticket for entrance!

Extra Guest Tickets Not Available

There are no extra guest tickets available for either the morning or afternoon ceremonies. Due to an overwhelming response from graduates, and a true record breaker for graduate attendance, all tickets have been distributed.

Gown Pick-up at the Winspear

All Practical Nurse graduates will wear their nursing whites while graduates from all other programs will wear a cap and academic gown to participate in their ceremony.

To pick up your gown for the morning ceremony, you must arrive between 8:30 and 9:15 a.m. Go to the coat check area in the Winspear lobby. Volunteers and signs will assist you. Your gown will be reserved under the name you indicated on your registration form. You will be directed back stage to the room reserved for graduate line-up. Volunteers will be available to assist you with your gown and cap.

Gown Return

*Gowns must be returned immediately after the ceremony

Return your gown to the Winspear’s coat check area. Graduates failing to return their gown immediately after the ceremony will have their parchment held at the Office of the Registrar until the gown is returned. A surcharge will also apply.

Ceremonies

Two ceremonies are held during the day of Convocation.

MORNING CEREMONY - starts at 10:00am; graduates arrive between 8:30-9:15 am. The following programs will participate in the morning ceremony:

• Aboriginal Community Support Worker
• Academic Upgrading (High School Equivalency Diploma)
• Administrative Professional
• Advanced Education in Orthopaedics for LPNs
• Apprenticeship Prep
• Business Administration
• Day Home Provider
• Digital Graphics Communications
• Health Care Aide
• Hospital Unit Clerk
• Mental Health Rehabilitation
• Pharmacy Technician
• Physical Therapy Assistant
• Skills for Employment
• Social Work
• Therapeutic Recreation

AFTERNOON CEREMONY - starts at 3:00pm; graduates arrive between 1:45-2:30 pm. The following programs will participate in the afternoon ceremony:

• Practical Nurse
• Practical Nurse Refresher
• Practical Nurse for Internationally Educated Nurses

Each ceremony consists of:

• An address by NorQuest's President & CEO, Dr. Jodi Abbott
• NEW this year: Keynote address by NorQuest College?s Honorary Diploma recipient
• Presentation of credentials to the graduates

Transportation and Parking

The Winspear Centre is readily accessible by both bus and LRT service. The LRT terminal is Churchill Station. There are three underground parkades close to the Winspear Centre. Parkade rates can range from $4 to $5 per hour ($20 daily maximum).

• Stanley Milner Library Parkade
• City Hall Parkade, and
• Canada Place Parkade

Graduation List for 2012

The graduation list for 2012 (all Summer and Fall 2011 graduates, and Winter and Spring 2012 potential graduates) is updated as of May 2nd, and published here: Convocation 2012 Graduate List (241K pdf).

If you are not on the list but think you should be, you may still contact the Office of the Registrar by phone, email, or in-person to check on your eligibility. However, due to Convocation deadlines, your name will not appear in the Convocation program.

Office of the Registrar:
Tel. 780.644.6000 / 1.866.534.7218
Email: convocation@norquest.ca
In-Person: Downtown Campus, Main Building, Main Floor | Office hours: 8:15 am – 4:30 pm

Congratulations Graduates!