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Faculty of Education Convocation Virtual Space

Last updated: May 21, 2026

Welcome to the Faculty of Education Convocation Virtual Space, a dynamic and ever-evolving platform designed to celebrate the accomplishments of our graduates and provide a memorable experience for all! Stay engaged and check back regularly as we publish and release new and captivating updates to enhance your convocation experience!

JOIN US AFTER THE CEREMONY!

Faculty of Education Reception

WHEN: Friday, June 12, immediately following the convocation ceremony (approx. 4:15 p.m.)
L°¿°ä´¡°Õ±õ°¿±·: ï»¿7000 level, Education Building, 

Join your classmates and professors for a reception to commemorate your remarkable achievements. Bring along your friends and family to capture joyful moments at our photo wall, test your luck at the prize wheel to win fantastic Education swag, preserve your cherished memories by leaving heartfelt messages on our message tree, and indulge in complimentary light refreshments.


Student Speaker

Keira Thomas, BGS, Education and French
Faculty of Education

Keira Thomas graduates with a Bachelor of General Studies in Education and French. During her time at SFU, she served as a research assistant on the Exploration of Independent Journalism’s Epistemologies Project in the Faculty of Communication, where she contributed to research on independent journalism in Canada. She also supported first-year Education students through SFU’s peer mentorship program and participated in tutoring, mentorship and classroom volunteering with children and youth. These experiences have shaped her academic interests in literacy development, French immersion education and fostering classroom communities that support all students. In September, she will enter the French Immersion Teacher Education program at the University of British Columbia to pursue a career as a French immersion elementary school teacher.

Medalists

Dean of Graduate Studies Convocation Medal

Recognizes graduate students from each faculty who achieve the highest level of academic excellence in their graduate program.

Dr. Sandeep Kaur Glover, PhD, Arts Education

Dr. Sandeep Kaur Glover graduates with a PhD in Arts Education from the Faculty of Education. For her PhD, she drew from arts-based, de/colonizing and Punjabi-Sikh perspectives in conceptualizing a new format of dissertation, "a dissertation by pul(l)sation," centering embodied and culturally responsive knowledges. The recipient of three graduate fellowships and prestigious awards, including the 2026 ARTS SIG Doctoral Dissertation Award from The Canadian Society for the Study of Education, she has published in international journals, edited volumes and presented at national and international conferences. She continues to bridge theory and praxis through teaching, performing, community-based engagements and researching how embodied approaches facilitate healing and well-being.

 

Dr. Michelle Sylliboy, PhD, Educational Theory and Practice

Dr. Michelle Sylliboy graduates with a PhD in Educational Theory and Practice from the Faculty of Education. Her PhD dissertation Aqnutmaqn (We Talk), a manuscript-based research-creation project, uses poetic and artistic inquiry to explore healing, identity and intergenerational knowledge through Mi’kmaq ways of knowing and was supported by a SSHRC Doctoral Scholarship along with a scholarship from her community of Weʼkoqma’q. As a member of the We’koqma’q First Nation in Unama’ki (Cape Breton), Michelle’s work translates, decolonizes and re-activates Mi’kmaq komqwejwi’kasikl as living knowledge bundles. Michelle is currently completing a komqwejwi’kasikl dictionary with Natoaganeg (Eel Ground) First Nation. She is a co-winner of the 2020 Indigenous Voices Awards, recipient of the 2021 Arts Nova Scotia Indigenous Artist Recognition Award and was longlisted for the 2022 Sobey Art Award.

Dean's Convocation Medal

Recognizes undergraduate students in each faculty whose cumulative grade point average places them in the top five per cent of their class.

Krista Schuck, BGS, Education

Krista Schuck graduates with a Bachelor of General Studies from the Faculty of Education. Krista has gained experience volunteering in elementary school classrooms and supporting children’s learning in a variety of settings. She looks forward to beginning the Professional Development Program at 51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏ this fall as she works toward becoming an elementary school teacher.

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