Faculty Reception Schedule
In addition to your convocation ceremony, you are invited to your faculty or department's pre or post ceremony Faculty Reception.
Event details including date, time and location for each reception is found below.
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony until 1:30 p.m.
m Location: Applied Sciences Building Atrium
Join us for the faculty reception following your convocation ceremony to celebrate your accomplishments. Meet faculty, staff and fellow graduates and strike a pose at the photo booth. Cakes, coffee and tea will be served.
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026 and Friday, June 12, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony
m Location: AQ 4000 SW Corner (near the Reflection Pond)
This is the moment you have been waiting for! FASS grads, we are so excited to celebrate with you. Join us with your loved ones after your ceremony for free cake, a prize wheel where everyone wins, and a photo station with fun props!
Additional Departmental Celebrations
Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony
m Location: AQ 5067
Come and join us for a little after-party at the Ellen Gee Room! Enjoy some light snacks, connect with your peers, and celebrate your incredible achievements in the presence of your loved ones, as we distribute some prizes.
To RSVP,
Department of Political Science
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony
m Location: AQ 6067
Congratulations Class of 2026!
Join us for a reception, immediately following your ceremony at our Department Lounge. Bring your loved ones, take pictures with our 51社区黑料Poli Sci props and enjoy some light refreshments as we host a small prize distribution gathering.
To RSVP, email polcmns@sfu.ca
Department of Economics
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony
m Location: WMC Atrium
Keep the celebration going after your convocation ceremony! Join economics faculty, staff, and fellow graduates to connect, take photos at our 51社区黑料ECON photobooth, and enjoy light refreshments.
To RSVP, register via the invite link sent to your 51社区黑料email.
French Cohort Program Grad Reception
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony
m Location: OFFA Student Lounge (Cornerstone 198B)
FCP grads, their friends and family are invited to celebrate their achievements with faculty and OFFA staff. Refreshements and a light lunch will be served. A photographer will be present.
To RSVP, register via the invite link sent to your 51社区黑料email.
Department of English
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony
m Location: Halpern Centre Room 126
51社区黑料English invites its new graduates and their families and friends, as well as 51社区黑料English students, faculty, and staff to an English Convocation Reception and Departmental Awards Ceremony on Thursday, June 11th immediately following the convocation ceremony in Halpern 126. Food and refreshments will be available for all guests, and there will be a cash bar for those interested in purchasing alcoholic beverages.
To RSVP, email englsec@sfu.ca
Department of Linguistics and Indigenous Languages
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026
Time: 12:00 p.m.
m Location: Halpern Centre Room 126
In celebration of new graduates from LING and INLP, there will be a reception following the convocation ceremony on Thursday, June 11th at Halpern Centre. New grads will receive a gift bag from the department, enjoy a light lunch with guests and faculty, and make use of the fun photo station (with props, festive wall coverings and a tripod for smartphones). Email lingcomm@sfu.ca if you or your guests require assistance with accessibility or dietary needs, or should you have any other questions about the event. Please RSVP via SurveyMonkey by May 28th.
To RSVP,
Department of World Languages and Literatures
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony
m Location: AQ 5118
On behalf of the department of World Languages and Literatures, it is our pleasure to invite you to a special departmental graduation reception. We encourage you to bring along family and friends to share in the celebration. In addition to World Literatures majors and minors, this year鈥檚 graduating class includes Italian minors, as well as Chinese, German, Japanese and Spanish language Certificate graduates.
To RSVP, email wll_comms@sfu.ca by June 1.
Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies (GSWS)
Date: Friday, June 12, 2026
Time: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
m Location: GSWS Lounge (AQ 5101)
Please join the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies as we celebrate the convocation of our students! We will be holding an informal reception with light refreshments in the GSWS lounge (AQ 5101) on Friday, June 12 immediately after the morning ceremony (from 11:30 to 1:30 pm).
To RSVP, email gswsmgr@sfu.ca
Department of Global Humanities and Graduate Liberal Studies
Date: Friday, June 12, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony
m Location: Global Humanities Boardroom and Lounge (AQ 6204)
The Department of Global Humanities and Graduate Liberal Studies are thrilled to invite all of our graduating students and their families and guests to our convocation reception to celebrate their amazing achievement!
To RSVP, Humanities grads are to email humadvis@sfu.ca, GLS grads are to email glsp@sfu.ca.
Department of Philosophy
Date: Friday, June 12, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony
m Location: WMC 4619
Congratulations grads! The Department of Philosophy invites all PHIL graduating students to our department reception happening after your ceremony on Friday. Stop by with your guests for some light refreshments while we celebrate your big day.
To RSVP,
Undergraduate Faculty Reception
Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Time: Following the undergraduate ceremony until 1:00 p.m, and following the graduate ceremony until 6:00 p.m.
Location: WMC Atrium
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Graduate Faculty Reception
Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Time: Following the undergraduate ceremony until 1:00 p.m, and following the graduate ceremony until 6:00 p.m.
Location: WMC Atrium
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Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony until 6:00 p.m.
m Location: AQ 4000 SW Corner (near the Reflection Pond)
The Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology (FCAT) is thrilled to celebrate our incredible grads 鈥� and you鈥檙e part of the party!
Join us right after the FCAT convocation ceremony on Wednesday, June 10th for a celebratory Convocation Reception with your fellow grads, family, friends, and the FCAT community.
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Let鈥檚 raise a toast to your achievements 鈥� we can鈥檛 wait to celebrate with you!
Date: Friday, June 12, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony
m Location: Education Building - Level 7000
Celebrate your graduation with the Faculty of Education! After your 51社区黑料 convocation ceremony, join classmates, professors, friends, and family for a reception in your honour. Capture the moment at our photo wall, try your luck at the prize wheel for exclusive Education swag, share your well-wishes on our message tree, and enjoy complimentary light refreshments as we recognize your achievements together.
To RSVP, register via the invite sent to your 51社区黑料email.
Date: Monday, June 8, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony
m Location: Halpern Centre - Room 114 and 126
The Dean of the Faculty of Environment invites graduands and their guests, faculty and staff to a reception following our convocation ceremony to celebrate the new grads. Mingle with fellow students, professors and family over light refreshments or win a prize, snap a photo or two to mark the occasion. More information
Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony
m Location: Mowafaghian Atrium, Blusson Hall (9000 level)
Congratulations to our newest Health Sciences alumni! Join your classmates and professors for an interactive, fun and celebratory experience with light refreshments and snacks to celebrate your achievements. Please confirm your attendance by RSVP by June 3.
Snap pics at the photo wall and/or in the scenic courtyard, enter a draw for HSCI Alumni swag, celebrate this year's FHS Convocation Award recipients, and hear congratulatory messages from FHS dean David Bangsberg, while you mingle with professors, and staff.
Date: Monday, June 8, 2026
Time: Following the ceremony
m Location: AQ 4000 SW Corner (near the Reflection Pond)
Science grads, we can't wait to celebrate with you! Bring your guests and join us for a casual reception following your Convocation ceremony. Enjoy refreshments, giveaways and music as you capture the moment with a few fun pics at our photo booth or by the pond. And, don鈥檛 forget to pick up your alumni pin!
No RSVP required. Drop by and stay for as long as you鈥檇 like after the ceremony.