Dean Barbara Crow speaks with students at the Deanās Honour List with Distinction event.
Professor Diane Beauchemin chats with a student at the Deanās Honour List with Distinction event.
Chemistry Professor Philip Jessop attended the event at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre.
The top students in the Faculty of Arts and Science enjoyed the celebration at the Agnes.
Associate Dean (Academic) Jenn Stephenson chats with students at the Deanās Honour List with Distinction event.
Celebrating FAS student excellence
Dean Barbara Crow and her academic colleagues in the Faculty of Arts and Science gathered at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre recently to honour the top students in FAS. The 45th annual event is designed to recognize students on the Deanās Honour List with Distinction.
In the Faculty of Arts and Science, exceptional students are honoured with placement on the Deanās Honour List - a designation for those students who have achieved an academic year GPA of 3.5 and above for all courses taken in the Fall, Winter and Summer terms.
The Faculty of Arts and Science has just over 14,000 undergraduate students, 4,554 of whom were placed on the Deanās Honour List this year.
The student invited to the event at the Agnes attained an academic year GPS of a minimum of 4.13 in Arts programs and 4.26 in Science programs.
āClearly, in a university whose adŃż¼§Ö±²„ standards are among the highest in the country, your accomplishment is a truly significant one,ā says Dean Barbara Crow, Faculty of Arts and Science. āOn behalf of my colleagues in the Faculty of Arts and Science, Vice-Dean, Associate Deans, Department Heads and Chairs of Undergraduate Studies, some of whom are here tonight, I congratulate you on your outstanding performance.
Approximately 75 students attended the celebration including fifth year student Emma Colvin and third year student Lucy Garabedian.
āItās really exciting to be recognized for our hard work,ā says Colvin who is familiar with the FAS leadership team due to her work on the FAS Student Council.
āFor me, Iāve never attended before, so I was curious about the event,ā Garabedian adds.
When asked about maintaining a high level of academic excellence, they both agree organization and dedication are key, as is enjoying the academic work. āIf you like the subject, you will do well,ā Garabedian says.
āItās also important to have a calendar so you can focus your efforts and you donāt miss deadlines,ā Colvin adds.