Schedule of Events | St. Francis Xavier University

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*Departmental receptions will be added in the coming months

Friday, May 3

Event	Details	Time & Location
Art Gallery opening		12 pm – 4 pm MULH 2002
Indigenous Pin Ceremony	Graduating Indigenous, Inuit and Metis students are invited to receive their pin, designed by StFX Elder in Residence Kerry Prosper ’09 to signify and celebrate their achievements.	Reception 4:30 pm – 5 pm Ceremony 5 pm – 6 pm
Xaverian Farewell	An evening to gather with the graduating class and celebrate the transition from student to graduate, from campus life to the pursuit of excellence and service in the world. Class of 2024 Life Officers will build the class time capsule. Followed by a reception with family and friends. Viewing rooms will be open in Mulroney Hall.	7:00 pm – 9:00 pm STUDENT LINEUP – foyer of 2nd Floor Mulroney (by the Art Gallery) FACULTY LINEUP – Scholars Walk MULH
Grad Night at the Inn	Ticket Limit – 1/graduate Tickets go on sale at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, April 16th – link to purchase tickets will be emailed directly to the graduates by the StFX Students’ Union.	8:00 pm – 1:00 am

Saturday, May 4

Event	Details	Time & Location
Class of 2024 StFX Education Encaenia Ceremony	Ceremony for all graduating BEd students.	10 am Schwartz Auditorium
Grad Brunch	Brunch for grads and their family & friends. Tickets on sale: Graduation Brunch - Saturday May 4th at 10am	10 am – 11:30 am Morrison Hall
Gerald Schwartz School of Business Grad BBQ	All BBA graduates and families are invited.	12 pm – 1 pm Schwartz School Courtyard (in front of main entrance)
Art Gallery opening		12 pm – 4 pm MULH 2002
Chemistry Dept. Convocation Celebration		2 pm President's Reading Room - Physical Science Centre
Convocation Mass	Graduates, family, friends, and alumni are welcome to come together at St. Ninian Cathedral to celebrate Mass.	4:00 pm St. Ninian Cathedral
Chancellors Reception: Celebrating Academic Excellence	StFX Chancellor John Peacock will celebrate Academic Excellence, recognizing our Academic Medalists, Award Winners, Honorary Doctorate recipients and their families. This reception is free for all to attend.	7 pm – 8:30 pm Scholars Walk, Mulroney Hall
Art Gallery opening		7 pm – 8:30 pm MULH 2002
End of the Road Supersub	DJ Shadow playing at the Inn & Special Performance in MacKay Room Tickets $20 + tax & service charge Ticket Limit – 3/graduate Tickets go on sale at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, April 16th – link to purchase tickets will be emailed directly to the graduates by the StFX Students’ Union.	MacKay Room 8:00 pm – 1:00 am

Sunday, May 5

Event	Details	Time & Location
Procession Lineup		8:15 am STUDENT LINEUP – COACH K COURT FACULTY LINEUP – Keating Centre Classrooms
2024 Morning Convocation	Each graduate is given 4 tickets. Tickets are handed out when you pick up your gown on Convocation weekend. Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies, Master of Education, Master of Adult Education, Bachelor of Education, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Business Administration, Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Enterprise IT Management	9:00 am Main Arena, Keating Centre (Doors open at 7:30 am)
HKIN Brunch		10 – 11:30 am TBD
Physics Reception		12 – 3 pm Sobeys Reading Room Physical Science Centre
Sociology & Development Studies Reception	All Sociology & Development Studies grads and families welcome.	12:30 pm – 1:30 pm 6th Floor Nicholson Tower
Biology Reception		12:30 – 3:00 pm JBB 305
Friends and Family of the Diversity Engagement Centre reception	The Black Student Advising Office, Gender and Sexual Diversity Student Advising Office, and International Student Advising Office are hosting a reception for the family and friends of the 2024 Graduating Class. Please join the DEC advisors for refreshments and mingling to celebrate this important milestone.	12:30 pm - 3 pm MacNeil Gallery - Schwartz School of Business
Procession Lineup		2:15 pm STUDENT LINEUP – COACH K COURT FACULTY LINEUP – Keating Centre Classrooms
2024 Afternoon Convocation	Each graduate is given 4 tickets. Tickets are handed out when you pick up your gown on Convocation weekend. Master of Science, Master of Applied Computer Science, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition, Bachelor of Science in Human Kinetics, Bachelor of Arts in Human Kinetics, Bachelor of Arts and Science in Climate and Environment, Bachelor of Arts and Science in Health, Diploma in Engineering, Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence	3 pm Main Arena, Keating Centre (Doors open at 2:00 pm)
Public Policy & Governance Reception	Graduates of the Public Policy & Governance and Political Science programs, along with their families, are invited to celebrate following the afternoon convocation ceremony.	12 pm 4th Floor Mulroney Hall
Master of Adult Education Reception	Light snacks and drinks	Immediately following Convocation Xavier Hall, Room 120E
History Reception		Immediately following Convocation 8th floor, Nicholson Tower
Maritime Buffet	A maritime themed buffet dinner for Graduates and their families. Tickets will be on sale soon.	6pm Morrison Hall

Contact

Alumni Affairs

alumni@stfx.ca

Xavier Hall
4545 Alumni Crescent
Antigonish NS B2G 2W5
Canada

The L'nu symbol. L’nu is a word the Mi’kmaq use to describe themselves, meaning “human being” or “the people.”

StFX espi-kina’matno’kuom etek Mi’kma’ki, wejkwa’taqanik Mi’kmaq maqamikewmuew mna’q iknmuetu’tik. Nalikitquniejk na Mi’kmawey wisun wjit Antigonish teluek Aklasie’w-iktuk, ‘place where branches are torn off.’

StFX is located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaw people. The Mi'kmaw name for Antigonish is Nalikitquniejk, meaning ‘place where branches are torn off.’

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Across the globe, StFX graduates are recognized by the enduring symbol of the X-Ring and the uniquely Xaverian spirit of social justice and community mindedness.