The Campbell River, Port Alberni and Comox Valley campus are holding events for graduates, with more than 380 students joining NIC, their families and friends for convocation.
“This year we do have a record number of students attending convocation,” said Michelle Badger, NIC Registrar.
For the first time, graduates will be welcomed into the new North Island College Alumni network. To mark the occasion, they will be given a new pin that features a tree in the new NIC branding with the words, “We’re rooting for you.”
The numbers for each campus are 64 in Port Alberni, 60 Campbell River and 264 in Comox Valley. The highest previous number at a campus was 185 in the Comox Valley.
The Campbell River convocation is Monday, June 17 at the Tidemark Theatre starting at 1 p.m. Almost half of the graduates have taken NIC Health and Human Services programs. Another 21 have finished Arts, Science and Management programs, while others have completed trades or upgrading programs.
On June 18 at 5 p.m., the Port Alberni campus holds its convocation nearby at the ADSS Theatre. About two-thirds of the graduates have finished Health and Human Services programs. Other graduates have taken trades, office administration, business administration or other programs. A half dozen students have earned Indigenous Leadership Certificates to gain the tools and knowledge to work at management and administrator levels of Indigenous organizations and communities across Canada.
On June 20, NIC will hold two convocations for the Comox Valley campus, each at the Sid Williams Theatre. The early ceremony, starting at 10 a.m., is for Health and Human Services graduates, including those nursing, early childhood care and education, and health care assistant programs. The morning convocation will also include students who have completed upgrading programs.
At 2 p.m., the graduates from Arts, Science and Management programs hold their convocation. This includes students from a range of programs including arts and sciences, business administration, digital design, office administration, tourism and hospitality, fine arts and trades.
As part of the ceremonies, NIC is also giving awards to the following students:
Certificate
- Grade Point Average (GPA) – Kemal Denman, Indigenous Leadership Certificate
- Award Grade Method (AGM) – Paul Marshall, Health Care Assistant Certificate
Diploma
- GPA – Elissa Willms, Communication Design Diploma–Design & Media
- AGM – Cassidy Hughes, Practical Nursing Diploma
University Studies
- William Badzio George, UVic/NIC Dual Admission–Bachelor of Science
Adult Basic Education
Bachelor Degree
- GPA – Vanessa Sibayan, Bachelor of Business Administration–General Management
- AGM – Samantha Shearman, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
President's Community Engagement Award
- Darci Lucas, Indigenous Leadership Certificate
Lieutenant Governor Medal
- Kemal Denman, Indigenous Leadership Certificate
Governor General Medal
- Cassidy Hughes, Practical Nursing Diploma
For more information about graduation, see nic.bc.ca/admissions/student-records/graduation/ or to register for the alumni network, go to nic.bc.ca/about-us/alumni/.
