{"id":8017,"date":"2019-05-08T12:21:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T19:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/?p=8017"},"modified":"2019-05-08T12:22:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T19:22:14","slug":"may-2019-graduation-ceremony-reception-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/2019\/05\/08\/may-2019-graduation-ceremony-reception-details\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2019 Graduation Ceremony &#038; Reception Details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lettuce celebrate!<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re graduating this spring, congratulations!\u00a0 Graduation is a wonderful time to celebrate your accomplishments with your friends, families and LFS staff and faculty.\u00a0 You won\u2019t want to miss out on any of the key events happening, so we have summarized it all for you here!<\/p>\n<p><strong>LFS Convocation Ceremony <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When? <\/strong>Wednesday, May 22 @ 8:30am<br \/>\n<strong>Where? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/The+Chan+Centre+for+the+Performing+Arts\/@49.2696858,-123.2573174,17z\/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x548672b1180517c7:0x81be9e76df16ee70!4m5!3m4!1s0x548672b0df375f89:0x898d860c5dd2e90c!8m2!3d49.2696858!4d-123.2551287\">Chan Centre for Performing Arts <\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This is where you get to wear the fancy cap and gown, walk across the stage, and hold your diploma for the first time!<\/li>\n<li>Bright and early, LFS is the first ceremony of the season! Details about the ceremony, gown rentals, guest ticket registration and more can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/graduation.ubc.ca\/students\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Curious about what actually happens on the day? No worries \u2013 UBC Ceremonies has you covered.\u00a0 Check out \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/graduation.ubc.ca\/students\/your-ceremony\/\">What to expect at your ceremony<\/a>\u201d for a breakdown of the day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>LFS Graduation Reception <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When?<\/strong> Immediately following the ceremony (10:30am \u2013 12:30pm)<br \/>\n<strong>Where?<\/strong> Lew Forum, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Allard+UBC\/@49.2698522,-123.2535426,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xc9e7526557dc9cdc?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj53ZeV0oziAhXWo54KHaO-DrAQ_BIwEXoECAgQCA\">Allard School of Law<\/a> (steps away from the Chan Centre\u2026convenient, no!?)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dean Rickey Yada invites all grads to bring their friends and families to celebrate with him at the post-ceremony reception. Take pictures with your favourite profs, introduce your families to the infamous shorts-wearing Dean, and mark your transition from student to alumni with refreshments and some keynote speakers.<\/li>\n<li>Formal remarks will begin at 10:45am, so come then to hear some words of inspiration, then spend some time at the reception before heading off to your individual plans.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0q6ie7zvvDMKUNn\">RSVP here<\/a> by Monday, May 20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any additional questions about graduation, please feel free to reach out to LFS Student Services (<a href=\"mailto:students@landfood.ubc.ca\">students@landfood.ubc.ca<\/a> \/\/ 604-822-2620) and we\u2019ll do our best to help.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of everyone in LFS Student Services, congratulations to all our grads \u2013 we\u2019re so proud of you, and wish you all the best in the next chapter!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lettuce celebrate! If you\u2019re graduating this spring, congratulations!\u00a0 Graduation is a wonderful time to celebrate your accomplishments with your friends, families and LFS staff and faculty.\u00a0 You won\u2019t want to miss out on any of the key events happening, so &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/2019\/05\/08\/may-2019-graduation-ceremony-reception-details\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26532,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4790,69305,1330],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-graduation","category-upcoming-events","category-news-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26532"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8017"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8018,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8017\/revisions\/8018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}