Inaugurating the university’s new leaders

David Atkinson and Arvinder Bubber stood proudly in flowing robes as they were inaugurated into their new leadership roles during a ceremony at Kwantlen Polytechnic University on Oct. 3.

The ceremony was held at the Surrey campus, and began with a march-in of Kwantlen leaders, board members and prominent members of the community, such as Mary Polak, MP for Langley, and Russ Hiebert, MP for South Surrey, White Rock and Cloverdale.

The installation of Atkinson as president and vice chancellor, and Bubber as chancellor, involved them being asked series of questions and having them respond with “I will so do” to each. Following that, the two were stripped of their purple and red robes, and re-dressed in black and red ones.

The convocation wrapped up with a blanketing ceremony which was carried out by members of the Kwantlen First Nation.

Webcasting the inauguration

As the official ceremonies for the inauguration of Kwantlen Polytechnic University roll-outs Friday, some folks may be able to watch it on their computer.

The university is webcasting Friday’s ceremonies. According to the web:

Please note that web server space is somewhat limited. Access is on a first-come, first-served basis. This webcast is designed to work in Internet Explorer.

You can find details about the inauguration ceremony and related events here.

(Note: We fixed up the grammar a little in the quote from the web page.)