Archives: Convocation

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Convocation: Profiles of Eight Public Affairs Graduates

The following eight students recently graduated from the Faculty of Public Affairs. Their stories make for good reading. Marisa Maslink, Master of Political Management Steven Orr, PhD, Political Science Kelsey Baerg, Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Stuart Strang, MA in European, Russian and Eurasian Studies Rachel Schmidt, PhD,... More

Friday, June 19, 2020

Convocation Story: Hanna Stewart, MA in Sociology

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Monday, June 8, 2020

Graduation Celebration for Spring/Winter Grads

Congratulations on completing your degree! As you know, we had to postpone our Spring Convocation due to the current public health crisis. We would like to reiterate that this is a postponement and not a cancellation, and we continue to look at several options, taking into account the need to rigorously follow guidelines and... More

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Convocation: Soldier Graduates With a Master of Accounting

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Convocation: Carleton Staffer Gets Graduate Degree

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Thursday, November 7, 2019

Convocation: First Graduate from the Health Sciences Master’s Program

--The following story was written by Suzanne Bowness. David Roy first realized he wanted to pursue a master’s degree when he looked around the HIV clinic where he worked for nine months in Johannesburg, South Africa. He understood the need for research that would help improve the lives of the mothers and children he... More

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Convocation: Inuk Social Work Grad Travels Far for Degree

--The following story was written by Suzanne Bowness. Jessica Lyall is a new Master of Social Work graduate who pursued a degree her own way— finding placements that continued her professional work in support of Indigenous people while also starting a family, welcoming her daughter Ada Rose in the middle of a second-year practicum.... More

Monday, November 4, 2019

Convocation: The Symphonic Production of Video Game Soundtracks

Video games like Super Mario Bros and The Legend of Zelda hold great nostalgic significance throughout society. But there is one aspect of video games that resonates with almost everyone: their soundtracks. Sam McEwan, who will be graduating from the Music and Culture program this fall, was researching the intersections of nostalgia, participatory... More

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Grad Research: Helping Children Have an Easier Time When Moving to a New Country

Moving to a new country has its challenges, from adjusting to new ways of life, to planting your roots in a new setting. Malek El Kouzi, who is about to graduate with his master’s degree from the School of Information Technology and PhD candidate Omar Bani-Taha have experienced being a newcomer to Canada first-hand. “Even though... More

Monday, June 10, 2019

Spring Convocation: International Student Finds Second Home in Carleton Lab

If you had told Aditi Singh a couple years ago that she would find a community in a research lab at Carleton University, she probably wouldn’t have believed... More

Friday, November 23, 2018

Grad Research: Indigenous Water Rights in Canada

--The following story was written by Taia Goguen-Garner Indigenous water rights are something that have and continue to be disputed. PhD student Shaun Stevenson, who recently successfully defended his dissertation, has been looking into Indigenous land and water rights issues throughout his graduate studies. His interest in Indigenous rights was... More

Monday, November 12, 2018

Convocation Story: Hala Assal’s Journey to a PhD in Computer Science

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