UBC Chancellor’s Installation Ceremony 2020
Welcome Chancellor Steven Point (xwĕ lī qwĕl tĕl)!
The November 25, 2020, installation ceremony for UBC’s 19th Chancellor has concluded.
Watch the video here.
UBC’s new Chancellor
On November 25, 2020, the Honourable Steven Point (xwĕ lī qwĕl tĕl) was officially installed as the 19th Chancellor of the University of British Columbia.
UBC’s Chancellor is the titular head of the university, presiding over all major ceremonies, including UBC’s fall virtual graduation 2020. The Chancellor confers university degrees at congregation and convocation ceremonies.
Celebrating the new Chancellor
“Beyond the Chancellor’s public role presiding over ceremonies and broadly representing UBC, he is a great source of guidance and council for me. I look forward to working with Dr. Point and am truly honoured that he has agreed to serve as Chancellor of UBC.”
— President and Vice-Chancellor Santa J. Ono
About Steven Point (xwĕ lī qwĕl tĕl)
The Honourable Steven Point (xwĕ lī qwĕl tĕl) is a former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. A member of the Skowkale First Nation, he is the first Indigenous person to hold the position of UBC Chancellor.
Dr. Point is a double alumnus of UBC; he received his Bachelor of Laws in 1985 and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 2013.
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