Convocation Archives | Current Grad Students

November 9, 2022

Migration and Diaspora Medal Winner: Program’s first master’s student to successfully defend thesis celebrated at...

Migration and Diaspora Medal Winner: Program’s first master’s student to successfully defend thesis celebrated at Convocation

By Ellen Tsaprailis Photos by Lindsay Ralph Zachary Chackowicz is the first Carleton University graduate student to complete a thesis in the only program of its kind in Canada.... More

June 7, 2022

Carleton University to Bestow Seven Honorary Degrees at First In-Person Convocation Since 2019

Carleton University will host its largest convocation ever — the first in-person convocation since the onset of the pandemic — and seven honorary degrees will be awarded as part of... More

February 2, 2022

Celebrating Convocation with our 2020, 2021 and 2022 Graduates

Carleton is planning to host in-person Convocation ceremonies for our graduates in June, subject to public health guidelines. We look forward to giving the graduating classes of 2020, 2021 and... More

November 10, 2021

Graduation Story: A Musical Journey to a Master’s Degree

Sonia Caceres recently completed a master’s research project that focused on a family-based traditional music and dance ensemble from Colombia of which she is a member. She created a website... More

November 8, 2021

Graduation Stories: First Students Graduate from Carleton’s Ethics and Public Affairs Program

Students in Carleton’s PhD program in Ethics and Public Affairs (EPAF) combine ethical analysis with social science to gain a comprehensive understanding of the options for solving particular public issues.... More

November 1, 2021

Graduation Story: The Fabric of Business

Growing up, Dami Balogun had many interests ranging from computers to biology. Biology won out at that time and she decided to pursue an undergrad degree in that subject. She... More

October 27, 2021

Graduation Story: Finding Solutions to Social Problems

Rebekah Ederer grew up in a small rural community in Northern Ontario. She was raised in a low-income single parent household with two siblings. Despite sometimes unfavourable circumstances, she says... More

October 27, 2021

First Two Students Graduate With an MSc in Management

The Sprott School of Business says its new MSc program in Management “focuses on applied research about complex management problems in a rapidly changing and global environment.” That’s exactly what... More

October 23, 2021

Graduation Story: Research Worth Its Weight in Gold

Brittany Astles has always been interested in water quality. No wonder, as she was from a small town in Northern Ontario where there are multiple boil water advisories in many... More

June 21, 2021

Graduation Profiles: Faculty of Public Affairs

Check out profiles of some outstanding students who graduated from the Faculty of Public Affairs.

June 21, 2021

Graduation Celebrations

June 21, 2021 Good morning everyone, I want to start by acknowledging that Carleton University is situated on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Nation. Today, June 21,... More

June 17, 2021

Graduation: A Tribute to the Master’s Program in Economics

--The following piece was written by Frohan Foroutan who just graduated with her Master's degree in Economics from Carleton in June, 2021. I have always been interested in people and... More