In Ottawa, the ceremonies reflected its engaged community
On June 8 and 9, 2025, we held two ceremonies at the Roger’s Centre in Ottawa to honour the happy graduates of the Teacher Education, Formation à l’enseignement, master’s and doctoral programs. These joyful celebrations brought together proud families and friends of these graduates, along with professors and staff members. Their presence was proof of the unrelenting efforts and success of our graduates, who seek to advance the future of teaching and an inclusive, equitable educational landscape. The generous applause, warm accolades and abundant flowers and smiles testified to the pride in their accomplishments.
Congratulations again on successfully reaching this milestone that marks the beginning of a new adventure. We look forward to celebrating your future accomplishments as well. Tell us your story!
Here are the links to watch the Faculty’s Ottawa campus convocation ceremonies:
A tribute to excellence and engagement in education
During the June 9 convocation ceremonies, the Faculty of Education awarded an honorary doctorate to Professor Égide Royer. A psychologist who specializes in student success, Professor Royer is renowned for his work on preventing academic failure and assisting youth who are struggling in school.
His exemplary career as a special-education teacher and professor-researcher have earned him the highest respect among educators. In 2016, Professor Égide Royer received the professional award from the Ordre des psychologues du Québec, and in 2022, he was named a member emeritus of the Quebec Order of Excellence in Education.
Professor Royer inspires us all to champion and work toward excellence and innovation in education. He exemplifies equity and inclusion, values that are fundamental to our Faculty.
Windsor campus convocation
The Windsor campus convocation ceremony, which was held on June 19 at the Ciociaro Club, featured speeches that reflected the gratitude and sense of fulfillment of those attending. In the heart of the Rose City, proud families joined members of the University community and local school boards in celebrating the academic achievements of our graduates.
The Windsor cohort has deep roots in the local community and is very aware of the issues and needs specific to the area’s Francophone schools. These graduates are well-prepared to contribute to the future of education.
Toronto: where ambition and diversity come together
On June 20, the Faculty of Education celebrated the success of the Toronto campus cohort during a lovely ceremony held at St. James Cathedral in the city centre. Members of this cohort are noteworthy for their varied and enriching backgrounds, and for their commitment to academic success. Dean Francis Bangou delivered an inspiring message that highlighted the graduates’ initiative and determination.
We are sure that the Toronto campus Class of ’25 will bolster the impact of the Faculty of Education’s mission in the Greater Toronto area.
Doctoral graduates
Like every year, our doctoral candidates have reached a major academic milestone and are ready to celebrate the completion of their doctoral research. We congratulate them on their academic rigour and their contributions to the advancement of knowledge, and we wish them every success in their future careers.
Their research casts a critical eye on local and international problems and explores a wide range of current issues. Here is the list of their doctoral theses, which are true to the excellence, innovation and social engagement that characterizes our Faculty’s mission.
Tylor Burrows – Educational Development Leadership: A Distributed Leadership Case Study of a University Teaching and Learning Centre
Ashley Marie Chisholm – Health System Transformation in the Education of Health Professionals
Taciana de Lira e Silva - French as a Second Language Teachers’ Conceptualizations and Pedagogical views of Intercultural Awareness, Intercultural Competence, and Global Citizenship
Jean Gardy Dumoulin – Coaching en ligne pour le développement professionnel du personnel enseignant
Nabila El Bizri – Exploring the Experiences of Ontario Grade 4-6 Teachers with Refugee Students
Md Sazzad Hossain – Left Out: Challenges Faced by Students with learning Disabilities in Post-secondary Education at Ontarian Institutions
Adam Edward Kaszuba – Communities of Practice for the Empowerment of Future French Second Language Teachers: A Critical Complexity-Informed Perspective
Marthe Mafok Foka – La présélection informelle dans l’accès au poste de direction d’école : le cas des écoles de langue française de l’Ontario
Sarah Kathleen McGinnis – Educational Accountability: A Case Study of the Creation, Implementation and Cancellation of the Math Proficiency Test in Ontario, Canada
Susan Elizabeth Mielke - What Does it Mean to Grow Older?: Stories from Piano Students and Teachers
Ndolo Njie-Mokonya – Exploring Clinical Reasoning and Judgement Processes Among New Graduate Nurses
Nidhal Qwai – Empathy in Written Feedback to Graduate Students
- Cameron William Smith – Subject-to-change: Sociomaterial Explorations of French as a Second Language Teacher Practice and Technology
To learn more about their doctoral theses, visit the uO Research portal
See the complete list of graduates.