Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that the land on which we gather is part of the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit. For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples inhabited and cared for this land. In particular, we acknowledge the territory of the Anishinabek, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Ojibway/Chippewa peoples; the land that is home to the Métis; and most recently, the territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation who are direct descendants of the Mississaugas of the Credit.
Convocation Ceremony
Day: Friday, October 11, 2024 Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am Location: The Porcupine Dante Club, 162 Cedar St S, Timmins, ON, P4N 2G8
The Mace
The Mace is a traditional symbol of authority and knowledge for institutions of higher learning. Derived from a medieval weapon, the academic Mace has evolved to create stateliness and solemnity that establishes an enduring legacy for the University. The Mace represents the need to protect and nurture the search for knowledge and is displayed during ceremonial occasions, most notably during convocation ceremonies.
The Mace was designed and fabricated by local artisan Michael Burtch. Crafted in bird’s eye maple, black walnut, copper, and brass, each aspect of the Mace represents an important characteristic of Algoma University. The shaft reflects the strength and endurance of an architectural column and is ringed in a fashion similar to medieval columns. The drums of the shaft are made of bird’s eye maple, a wood that is rare, has mysterious origins, and is resilient. The black walnut of the ring ornamentation and ‘capital’ provides tonal accent to the maple and represents a wood that was plentiful
throughout the Great Lakes Basin area in pre-Columbian times. The head of the Mace is executed in copper and brass. Copper has played an important role in every culture,
specifically in our First Nations’ communities. It is the sign for earth and fire and the conductor of spiritual energy. Finally, the head is crowned with the copper Thunderbird emblematic to Algoma University.
Academic Hoods
The undergraduate academic hoods are crafted in verona style in Algoma University’s navy blue and bloodroot, with a coloured border designating the programme of study. The field colour or first institutional colour of the hood is navy blue complimented by the chevron colour or second institutional colour of bloodroot.
Institutions of higher learning have a custom and tradition of recognizing academic accomplishments through colour and ceremony. The velvet colour or coloured border of the academic hood is based on the degree being conferred and/or discipline. The hood makes a clear distinction of the level and corresponding degree of the granting institution.
- Bachelor of Arts | White border
- Bachelor of Business Administration | Silver grey border
- Bachelor of Computer Science | Spruce green border
- Bachelor of Fine Arts | Harvard crimson border
- Bachelor of Science | Gold border
- Bachelor of Social Work | Yellow border
