Western University graduates celebrate convocation in-person for first time since 2019
The future teachers that Global News spoke to were all excited to be able to celebrate their accomplishments in person after two years of primarily online classes.“It feels awesome. It’s been a long time coming, and it’s really good to finally see some of my classmates who I’ve been with the past couple of years,” said graduate Maddie Page.
Western University faculty of education graduates Madison Vergeer and Sarah Welch picking up their gowns for convocation. June 13, 2022.For others like graduate Madison Vergeer, it’s “special” to be able to celebrate with classmates they only knew mostly through online classes.“We went to school during the pandemic, so we didn’t get a lot of the experiences in-person, especially with teaching, and being able to do that all together and celebrate is really awesome,” Vergeer said.
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