Convocation

Nipissing University is proud to celebrate the academic achievements of its graduates with the President’s Gold Medal and the Governor General Silver Medal. Throughout the course of the convocation ceremonies, a total of 14 students will be presented with one of these awards for academic excellence and outstanding performance.

Nipissing University will honour Edmund Metatawabin, Graeme Murray, Tom Hedican, Commissioner J.V.N (Vince) Hawkes, Susan Nelles Pine and Dr. Colin Simpson with honorary degrees.

Dr. Donald Weaver began his career in neuroscience in the mid-1970s, toiling long hours in the lab at North Bay’s Chippewa Secondary School. Trained as a neurologist, Dr. Weaver made the choice to focus his work on drug design.

Giles Blunt is a Canadian novelist and screenwriter who has captivated an international following and is recognized as one of Canada’s most successful crime writers.

We perched a camera on the stage curtain for Friday afternoon’s convocation ceremony. Programmed to snap a photo every two seconds for the duration of the ceremony, the result is a time lapse flick that takes just 2 minutes and 43 seconds from start to finish.