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FOURTH LOYALIST COLLEGE 48TH ANNUAL CONVOCATION CEREMONY

June 05, 2015

National Affairs Writer and Political Columnist with the Toronto Star Chantal Hébert delivers Convocation
Address to the Schools of Media, Arts + Design and Continuing Education

Belleville, Ontario, June 5, 2015 – At the final 2015 annual Convocation Ceremony on June 5, Loyalist College proudly presented 770 graduates in the School of Media, Arts + Design and the School of Continuing Education with advanced diplomas, diplomas, certificates, and graduate certificates. In total, 2,070 Loyalist students graduated during the four Convocation Ceremonies, held over two days.

Ms. Chantal Hébert is a national affairs writer and political columnist with the Toronto Star and a guest columnist for L’Actualité in Québec.  She is a weekly participant on the political panel ‘At Issue’ on CBC’s The National, as well as on Les Coulisses du Pouvoir and the Montréal show ‘C’est pas trop tôt’ on Radio-Canada. A graduate of Glendon College, York University, Ms. Hébert cut her teeth in politics at Queen’s Park in the late 70s. Since then she has reported in French and in English on topics such as Canada’s constitutional and referendum wars and the 1988 free-trade debate. She began her career in Toronto as a reporter for the regional newsroom of Radio-Canada in 1975 before moving to Parliament Hill in Ottawa for Radio-Canada. She has served as parliamentary bureau chief for Le Devoir and La Presse, two Montreal-based newspapers. She is a Senior Fellow of Massey College at the University of Toronto and holds five honorary degrees. She is a recipient of two Asia-Pacific media fellowships from Malaysia and Japan.  Ms. Hébert is the 2005 recipient of the APEX Public Service Award. In 2006, she received the Hy Solomon Award for Excellence in Journalism and Public Policy, as well as York University’s Pinnacle Achievement Bryden Alumni award. Her second book, ‘The Morning After,’ was published in September 2014.  She won a 2014 National Magazine Award (gold) for her political column in L’actualité and is an officer of the Order of Canada.

“I am not going to bore you (graduates) with a lot of life lessons, but I will give you two pieces of advice,” said Ms. Hébert. “The first is, I think, the most important and it is to do what you love, but also to love what you do. I always wanted to be a journalist, but strangely enough I was terribly shy. I did a lot of reading and I was enriched. The other piece of advice I have for you is: If you don’t have a plan, don’t make one.”

In recognition of her extensive experience and contributions as a journalist and columnist, Chair of the Loyalist Board of Governors Brian Smith presented Ms. Hébert with an Honorary Diploma, the College’s highest academic tribute.

Attached photographs

Guest speaker Chantal HŽbert, a National Affairs Writer and Political Columnist with the Toronto Star and a Guest Columnist for LÕActualitŽ in QuŽbec (centre), receives an Honorary Diploma, the CollegeÕs highest academic tribute, from Chair of the Loyalist Board of Governors Brian Smith during the fourth and last Convocation Ceremony held at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario Friday, June 5, 2015. Ms. HŽbert and Mr. Smith pose here with Loyalist College President & CEO Maureen Piercy. -LOYALIST COLLEGE PHOTO

Guest speaker Chantal HŽbert, a National Affairs Writer and Political Columnist with the Toronto Star and a Guest Columnist for LÕActualitŽ in QuŽbec (centre), receives an Honorary Diploma, the CollegeÕs highest academic tribute, from Chair of the Loyalist Board of Governors Brian Smith during the fourth and last Convocation Ceremony held at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario Friday, June 5, 2015. Ms. HŽbert and Mr. Smith pose here with Loyalist College President & CEO Maureen Piercy. -LOYALIST COLLEGE PHOTO

Architectural Technology graduate at Loyalist College Kenneth Wells is presented with three awards — the Architectural Faculty Award for Best Working Drawings; the Association of Architectural Technologists of Ontario Award; and the Northumberland Society Architects Award during the fourth and last Convocation Ceremony held at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario Friday, June 5, 2015. – LOYALIST COLLEGE PHOTO

Architectural Technology graduate at Loyalist College Kenneth Wells is presented with three awards — the Architectural Faculty Award for Best Working Drawings; the Association of Architectural Technologists of Ontario Award; and the Northumberland Society Architects Award during the fourth and last Convocation Ceremony held at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario Friday, June 5, 2015. – LOYALIST COLLEGE PHOTO

About Loyalist College

When it comes to grads getting jobs, Loyalist College is the #1 College in Ontario. According to Provincial Key Performance Indicator (KPI) results released April 15, 2015, 89.3 percent of the College’s most recent graduates found employment within six months of graduation compared to the provincial average of 84 per cent. Located on more than 200 acres in the beautiful Bay of Quinte region, Loyalist College is a close-knit community where students and their success come first. Loyalist provides personalized attention in small classes, rewarding field placements and superior student services. To prepare students for in-demand careers, Loyalist offers more than 60 full-time programs; apprenticeships; and 500+ online, distance and in-class courses, as well as opportunities for continuing education through more than 70 university transfer agreements. The College’s wide selection of advanced diplomas, diplomas and certificates aligns with market-driven disciplines including applied sciences, biosciences, building sciences, business and management studies, health sciences, human studies, justice studies, media, arts and design, and skills and technology. In Ontario, the College’s new Digital Media Centre and the LEED® Silver certified Sustainable Skills, Technology and Life Sciences Centre are training centres of choice for students, as well as College business and industry partners. For more information on the College’s Belleville and Bancroft campuses, visit loyalistcollege.com.

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Media Contact: Kerry Lorimer, Director of Marketing and Communications,
Loyalist College, klorimer@loyalistc.on.ca, (613) 969-1913, ext. 2536

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