2025 Convocation Ceremony
Convocation Program Governor's General Award Valedictorian 2025 Ceremonies
Convocation is an annual celebration for students and their families, as well as faculty, staff, and community members.
On May 8 & 9, 2025, Keyano College's 59th Annual Convocation ceremonies will be held for our graduates.
Graduation Portrait Sessions
Off-site Portrait sessions will be held from March 15th - 16th, 2025 at the Quality Inn, 424 Gregoire Dr, Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H 3R2
Portrait sessions will be held from March 17th - 20th, 2025 in the Elements meeting rooms (across from Security)
Portrait timings are as follows:
March 15th - 8:00a.m. to 3:40p.m.
March 16th - 8:00a.m. to 3:40p.m
March 17th - 10:00a.m. to 3:40p.m.
March 18th - 8:00a.m. to 3:40p.m.
March 19th - 8:00a.m. to 3:40p.m.
March 20th - 8:00a.m. to 3:40p.m.
To book your time see click on link below.
Convocation Program
The official Convocation program has messages of greetings from dignitaries, College Executive, and the Valedictorian. It also includes the names of our graduates. The convocation program will be uploaded after the ceremonies have concluded.
Governor's General Award
Lord Dufferin, Canada’s third Governor General after Confederation, created the Academic Medals in 1873 to encourage academic excellence across the nation. Over the years, they have become the most prestigious award that students in Canadian schools can receive.
For more than 140 years, the Governor General’s Academic Medals have recognized the outstanding scholastic achievements of students in Canada. They are awarded to the student graduating with the highest average from a high school, as well as from approved college or university programs. Pierre Trudeau, Tommy Douglas, Kim Campbell, Robert Bourassa, Robert Stanfield and Gabrielle Roy are just some of the more than 50 000 people who have received the Governor General’s Academic Medal as the start of a life of accomplishment.
Today, the Governor General’s Academic Medals are awarded at four distinct levels: Bronze at the secondary school level; Collegiate Bronze at the post-secondary, diploma level; Silver at the undergraduate level; and Gold at the graduate level. Medals are presented on behalf of the Governor General by participating educational institutions, along with personalized certificates signed by the Governor General. To maintain a spirit of universality across the country, the Directives were designed to ensure that the medals are awarded on academic marks only, regardless of the more intangible qualities of students’ life, such as good citizenship, moral behaviour or popularity.
The COLLEGIATE BRONZE medal is awarded to the student who achieves the highest overall average upon graduation from a diploma-level, postsecondary program (minimum two-year, full-time duration)
The Governor General Award winner will be announced after selection.
Valedictorian
2025 Valedictorian selection is currently in process.
2025 Ceremonies
Convocation Ceremonies Alumni BBQ Convocation Photos Nurse Pinning Ceremony
Convocation Ceremonies
| May 8, 2025, 10:00 a.m. |
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May 8, 2025, 2:00 p.m. |
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Programs celebrated during the 2:00 p.m. ceremony:
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| May 9, 2025, 10:00 a.m. |
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| May 9, 2025, 2:00 p.m. |
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Alumni BBQ
Keyano graduates mark your calendars for Saturday, May 10, 2025, for the Annual Alumni BBQ. Celebrate your graduation with friends and family from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Doug MacRae Park, Clearwater Campus.
There will be food, games, entertainment and a bouncy castle! All FREE!
We can't wait to celebrate with you.
Alumni - A legacy that lasts.
Convocation Photos
Photographs from the 2025 Convocation Ceremonies will be available after the ceremony on the Keyano gallery.
Nurse Pinning Ceremony
Stay tuned for details about the Nurse Pinning Ceremony 2025.
Photographs from the 2024 Nurse Pinning will be available after the ceremony on the Keyano gallery.