iSchool Convocation 2021
iSchool Convocation celebrates the 2021 class of graduating students receiving degrees in the Informatics, MLIS, MSIM and Ph.D. programs. Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's Convocation ceremonies will be held virtually. While we can't gather to honor you in person, we are excited to celebrate your accomplishments with family, friends and the iSchool community online.
Students graduating in Autumn 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, or Summer 2021 have been invited to participate.
Event program
Schedule of events
(All times approximate)
- 6:00: Ceremony begins. Dean's welcome and keynote speaker.
- 6:20: Ph.D. graduates
- 6:25: MLIS awards & graduates
- 6:45: MSIM awards & graduates
- 7:10: INFO awards & graduates
- 7:45: Closing messages from alumni, staff, students and the dean
Give your grad a shout-out during the ceremony: Use #iSchoolConvocation.
Our keynote speaker is Rena Priest, the Washington State Poet Laureate. Priest's appearance is sponsored by Humanities Washington and the Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA, with the support of Gov. Jay Inslee.
Priest, a member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, is the author of Patriarchy Blues, which was honored with the 2018 American Book Award, and the recent Sublime Subliminal. She has also received the Allied Arts Foundation 2020 Professional Poets Award, and residency fellowships from Hawthornden Castle, Hedgebrook, and Mineral School. She is a National Geographic Explorer and a 2019 Jack Straw Writer. Priest’s work can be found in Poetry Northwest, Pontoon Poetry, Verse Daily, Poem-a-Day at Poets.org, and elsewhere.
We hope that you’ll join us on Saturday, June 5 at 6 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time.