CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES

Oki, I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to the graduating class of 2020. You should be so proud to celebrate your academic achievement, your commitment to hard work and your shining future. Convocation may be in a different format this year but please take the time to enjoy this significant milestone in your life, you made it! Our best wishes are with you today and into the future wherever your journey takes you.

Charles Weaselhead (Taatsiikiipoyii), Chancellor

While this year may look different for our class of 2020, I want you to remember that convocation is always a time of celebration. Today, we celebrate your years of hard work, your deep knowledge, and your fortitude. But most of all, we celebrate the great promise that your future holds. I hope you will always remember that you are, and always will be, part of the uLethbridge legacy.

Mike Mahon, President and Vice-Chancellor

Oki, and welcome to the University of Lethbridge. Our University’s Blackfoot name is Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone. The University of Lethbridge acknowledges and deeply appreciates the Siksikaitsitapii peoples’ connection to their traditional territory. We, as people living and benefiting from Blackfoot Confederacy traditional territory, honour the traditions of people who have cared for this land since time immemorial. We recognize the diverse population of Aboriginal peoples who attend the University of Lethbridge and the contributions these Aboriginal peoples have made in shaping and strengthening the University community in the past, present, and in the future.