Indigenous Student Graduation Ceremony
Indigenous Student Graduation Ceremony
Western’s Indigenous Student Graduation Ceremony takes place each year in early April or late March.
All Indigenous students registered at Western or one of our Affiliated University College’s (Huron or King’s) are welcome to participate. Families are encouraged to attend and support their graduates.
During the ceremony we honour and celebrate our Indigenous student graduates’ accomplishments. Graduates are gifted with a Western Indigenous Student Centre stole
White stole to acknowledge the completion of an undergraduate degree
Silver stole for a master’s degree
Purple stole for a bachelor of Education
Bronze stole for Doctor of Medicine or Juris Doctor (Law)
Gold stole for a doctorate degree
For students, the stoles are a visual symbol of pride in their Indigenous heritage and can also be worn during Western Convocation ceremonies in February, June, or October. Request a stole by sending an email to akewayos@uwo.ca.
*If you graduate in late 2024 or will graduate in 2025, you are welcome to register for the 2025 Indigenous Student Graduation Ceremony taking place April 4, 2025. Please complete the save-the-date form.
If you have more questions about the Indigenous Graduation ceremony, please contact the graduation committee at isc.graduation@uwo.ca
