Comments on: We changed convocation

By: 10 reasons the Saguenay ruling establishes Canada as a secular country | Terahertz

Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:54:49 +0000

[…] Republished: There’s no ‘God’ in graduation | Terahertz on We changed convocation […]

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By: Republished: There’s no ‘God’ in graduation | Terahertz

Sat, 28 Feb 2015 19:31:37 +0000

[…] By the end of the school year, we’d managed to win a concession from the university and the convocation charge was changed. […]

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By: Introducing Ian

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:34:14 +0000

[…] and Agnostics. My greatest accomplishment there was successfully petitioning to get a line in the convocation charge changed from commanding us to use our degrees for “the glory of God and honour of your country,” to […]

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By: UofA wantes money to build church | Terahertz

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:26:51 +0000

[…] Over a year ago the UofA agreed with the UofA Atheists and Agnostics that the school is a pluralistic secular institution and modified the convocation charge to include more humanistic elements and a sort-of opt-out of using your degree for God. The challenge for the UAAA this time will be to either outright oppose the creation of dedicated prayer space on campus – with student funds – or to demand space for Humanistic and secular world views. […]

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By: I’m having a meaningful wedding | Terahertz

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:01:00 +0000

[…] fought for convocation changes at the UofA not just because I didn’t want my alma mater to assume all graduates were […]

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By: Convocation day | Terahertz

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:05:23 +0000

[…] first year that the UofA is making God a little more “optional” in the ceremony, with the admission charge being changed from asking us to use our degrees …for the glory of God and honour of your […]

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By: Christine

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:42:31 +0000

Aren’t there more pressing issues like world hunger that you should be concentrating your efforts on? I wish young people today would focus on what they can do to make the world a better place not what the world owes them.

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By: No no god ads in Edmonton… | Terahertz

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:09:27 +0000

[…] here I thought with the convocation issue closed that we could get a bit of a break in Edmonton. I guess atheism is in the spotlight […]

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By: When did the Maritimes become more conservative than Alberta? | Terahertz

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:01:19 +0000

[…] progressive success in Alberta in changing convocation here and moving forward on atheist bus ads in Calgary, it’s a bit of a surprise that the Maritimes […]

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By: Alumni are upset | Terahertz

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:01:47 +0000

[…] There’s two responses in Journal today attacking the recent University decision to change the convocation charge. […]

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