About 425 students walked across the stage at Convocation Hall in Sackville in two ceremonies on Monday, as part of Mount Allison University’s class of 2024 celebrations. “You’ve made it,” said Mt A president Robert MacKinnon after opening the ceremony. “Today, we have all gathered to celebrate your achievement.”
Convocation hall was filled graduates, family and friends, and the stage with Mount Allison senior leadership and faculty, as well as invited guests, includingTantramar Mayor Andrew Black, Fort Folly First Nation cultural coordinator Nicole Porter, Memramcook-Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton, and New Brunswick Lieutenant Governor Brenda Murphy.
CHMA was there as on Monday afternoon, to capture the voices of multi-faith chaplain Ellie Hummel, university president Robert MacKinnon, 2024 class valedictorian Ellie Smallwood, and honorary degree recipient Alex Fancy.
Fancy gave the convocation address, touching on a theme of “cocoons and conversations”, reflecting on the role of safe places and stimulating exchanges in his life. “Whether you leave by Main Street or Bridge Street,” said Fancy, “the road life takes you on will not always be smooth… You will need your cocoons, and the world needs your conversations.”
