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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE        

For the first time, Trent hosts four convocation ceremonies and confers degrees upon part-time Education, collaborative four-year Nursing, and Native Studies PhD graduates

Tuesday, May 31, 2005, Peterborough

Among the record 1444 Trent University undergraduate and graduate students who will receive degrees and diplomas at convocation ceremonies June 2 and 3, are the first graduates from the School of Education and Professional Learning part-time program, the Trent-Fleming Nursing collaborative four-year program and the Native Studies PhD program. The graduates from these newer programs combined with overall increases in enrolment prompted the addition of a fourth convocation ceremony for the first time this year.

Ceremonies will take place on Thursday, June 2 at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. and on Friday, June 3 at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The ceremonies are to be held on the podium of the Bata Library at the Symons Campus.

Degrees will be conferred upon graduates from the Trent-Fleming Nursing collaborative four-year program and from the Native Studies PhD program on June 3 at 10 a.m. Graduates from the School of Education and Professional Learning part-time program will convocate on June 3 at 3 p.m.

The University is a flurry of activity this week as graduates, staff and faculty members prepare for convocation. Degrees will be conferred upon 1386 undergraduate and 53 graduate students, five undergraduate students will receive diplomas and four distinguished Canadians will receive honorary degrees.

Dr. Roberta Bondar, Trent University’s ninth chancellor, will preside over her third convocation; she was installed as chancellor in 2003.

Trent University will grant 47 masters degrees - 22 in the arts and 25 in the sciences - and six PhDs. It will confer honours bachelor degrees on 494 arts and 225 science graduands, and general bachelor degrees on 239 arts and 85 science students. Two hundred students will receive Bachelor of Education Degrees – 58 of them from the part-time program, 85 students will receive Bachelor of Business Administration Degrees and 57 students will receive Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degrees – 35 of them from the first collaborative four-year program.

All undergraduate students graduating with a cumulative average of A- (80%) or better are named to the President's Honour Roll. Students who achieve an average of A- (80%) in their most recent session and who have a cumulative average of B (75%) or better, have their names placed on the Dean's Honour Roll. Two hundred and forty-nine students will be listed on the President's Honour Roll, and 372 names will appear on the Dean's Honour Roll.

Statistics from the Office of the Registrar show that 69% of graduates are female, while 31% are male. Students 20 to 21 comprise 3.8% of the graduating class, 22 to 23 comprise 43.2%, 24 to 30 comprise 37.1%, 31 to 50 comprise 15% and 51 and over comprise 0.8%.

On June 2 at 10 a.m., Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees will be conferred upon graduates from Champlain College and Otonabee College as well as the conferring of Canadian Studies Diplomas, Native Management and Economic Development Diplomas and Native Studies Diplomas. An honorary degree will be conferred upon Erica Cherney, who will address convocation. Mayor Sylvia Sutherland will read the citation for Mrs. Cherney. Also at this ceremony, J. Kenneth Fowler will be presented with the Eminent Service Award.

On June 2 at 3 p.m., Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees will be conferred upon graduates from Lady Eaton College and Julian Blackburn College. An honorary degree will be conferred upon Jake Eberts (pronounced Ebburts), who will address convocation. Prof. Leonard Conolly will read the citation for Mr. Eberts. Also at this ceremony, Prof. Carolyn Kay will be presented with the Symons Award for Excellence in Teaching. The Governor General’s Silver Medal, two Bagnani Medals and a Symons Medal will be awarded to graduates at this ceremony.

On June 3 at 10 a.m., all doctoral degrees and masters degrees will be conferred upon graduates, as well as Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees for Catherine Parr Traill College and Bachelor of Business Administration Degrees and Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degrees. An honorary degree will be conferred upon Mary Simon, who will address convocation. Prof. Shelagh Grant will read the citation for Ms. Simon. Also at this ceremony, Prof. Leonard Conolly will be presented with the Distinguished Researcher Award. The Governor General’s Gold Medal and two Symons Medals will be awarded to graduates at this ceremony.

On June 3 at 3 p.m., Bachelor of Education Degrees will be conferred upon graduates, as well as Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Degrees for Peter Robinson College and Peter Gzowski College. An honorary degree will be conferred upon Lieutenant-General the Honourable Roméo Dallaire (ret’d) Senator, who will address convocation. Professor Tim Stapleton will read the citation for General Dallaire.

For further information on this year’s honorary graduates, visit http://www.trentu.ca/news/pressreleases/050309honorarydegrees.html

Program background

• The School of Education and Professional Learning offers the only part time B.Ed. program in the province that specifically caters to candidates who are employed or who have significant family care responsibilities by scheduling classes in the evening, on weekends, and in multiple modes of delivery to meet needs of individual who cannot attend regular day time classes.

• The Trent-Fleming School of Nursing currently offers a collaborative four-year program and an accelerated three-year program for students who have had previous university experience. While the same courses are offered in both programs, there are two delivery models. This year, Trent University celebrates the first graduates from the collaborative four-year program. This year marks the accelerated program’s second graduating class.

• In 1997, the Department of Native Studies initiated the first Native Studies PhD program in Canada. The first students entered the program in September 1999.

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 For more information, please contact:

Susan Salusbury, Registrar, Trent University (705) 748-1011 ext. 1677

Allan Barnfield, Assistant Registrar, Trent University (705) 748-1011 ext. 1679

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