{"id":8185,"date":"2024-06-19T11:07:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T15:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bhum\/?p=8185"},"modified":"2024-06-19T11:36:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T15:36:53","slug":"chancellors-medal-at-june-2024-convocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bhum\/2024\/chancellors-medal-at-june-2024-convocation\/","title":{"rendered":"B.Hum Student Wins Chancellor&#8217;s Medal at June 2024 Convocation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"u-block u-block--white u-scroll-div\">\n<div class=\"l-post u-width-small\">\n<p>At this year\u2019s spring convocation, more than 5,200 Carleton students from the class of 2024 are receiving degrees that recognize their many achievements and commitment to education. Carleton awards <a href=\"https:\/\/convocation.carleton.ca\/ceremony\/medals-and-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">numerous medals<\/a> to honour the dedication of Ravens who have excelled in their studies.<\/p>\n<p>On June 7, 2024, Carleton\u2019s Senate met to confer the degrees of the graduating class and announced this year\u2019s winners. Continue reading to learn more about these inspiring students.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/carleton-honours-2024-spring-convocation-medallists\/#1\">John Carlson<\/a>, Governor General Gold Medal<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/carleton-honours-2024-spring-convocation-medallists\/#2\">Yousef Yassin<\/a>, Governor General Silver Medal<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/carleton-honours-2024-spring-convocation-medallists\/#3\">Peter Bailey<\/a>, Governor General Silver Medal<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/carleton-honours-2024-spring-convocation-medallists\/#4\">Tristan Smythe<\/a>, University Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/carleton-honours-2024-spring-convocation-medallists\/#5\">Jamie Carmichael<\/a>, University Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/carleton-honours-2024-spring-convocation-medallists\/#6\">Tayden Bourguignon<\/a>, Chancellor\u2019s Medal<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/carleton-honours-2024-spring-convocation-medallists\/#7\"><strong>Maryna Nekrasova<\/strong><\/a><strong>, Chancellor\u2019s Medal<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/carleton-honours-2024-spring-convocation-medallists\/#8\">Ashley Brunelle<\/a>, Chancellor\u2019s Medal<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/carleton-honours-2024-spring-convocation-medallists\/#9\">James Healey<\/a>, President\u2019s Medal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Maryna Nekrasova, Bachelor of Humanities (Combined Honours in Philosophy)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Maryna Nekrasova knew she wanted to pursue philosophy and was drawn to the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bhum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">College of the Humanities\u2019 Great Books program.<\/a> She realized that many of the texts that would be explored were ones she had long planned on studying outside of school.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_92759\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-92759 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chancellors-medal-portrait-2.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chancellors-medal-portrait-2.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chancellors-medal-portrait-2-300x328.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chancellors-medal-portrait-2-200x219.jpg 200w\" alt=\"A photo of Maryna Nekrasova\" width=\"350\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maryna Nekrasova<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt allowed me to have a very broad education in just about everything I was interested in,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Nekrasova made the most of her time on campus, taking part in the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/future-learning-lab\/sapp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Students as Partners Program<\/a>, winning a <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpa\/current-students\/carleton-university-research-opportunity-curop-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carleton University Research Opportunity<\/a> grant, and completing an I-CUREUS research internship.<\/p>\n<p>Her research opportunities allowed her to explore how cultural and philosophical factors influence people\u2019s perspectives about artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, she founded <a href=\"https:\/\/ojs.library.carleton.ca\/index.php\/ipso\/issue\/view\/251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Ipso Facto: The Carleton Journal of Interdisciplinary Humanities<\/em><\/a>, a student-run academic journal. In 2023, she organized the Humanities Annual Colloquium, won the Peter J. Ricketts Outstanding Provost Scholar Award, and represented the Humanities program on the Carleton Academic Student Government.<\/p>\n<p>Nekrasova believes the College of the Humanities was the perfect place to pursue her academic ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the right program for me, and it really led to such great outcomes,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019m not sure I would have had the same kind of experience if I went somewhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nekrasova will be undertaking a PhD program in Philosophy at McGill University this fall.<\/p>\n<p>She encourages future students to not shy away from potential opportunities.<br \/>\n<a name=\"8\"><\/a><br \/>\n\u201cIf you have doubts about how competitive your application is, apply anyway because you may be surprised,\u201d she says. \u201cYou might get it and it would lead to other really great things.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At this year\u2019s spring convocation, more than 5,200 Carleton students from the class of 2024 are receiving degrees that recognize their many achievements and commitment to education. 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