Convocation Archives | Faculty of Public and Global Affairs

November 12, 2021

Hijaab Yahya – Law

Hijaab Yahya was on the Dean's Honour List 2019-2020 and is a recipient of the 2021 Provost Scholar Award. What drew you to the Law program at Carleton? At a very young age, I had... More

November 12, 2021

Noémie Tangelo – African Studies and Political Science

“My time at Carleton has been a life-changer,” says Noémie Tangelo, who is graduating with a double-major in African Studies and Political Science, concentrating in international relations. Tangelo began their undergraduate studies in engineering at... More

June 18, 2021

Niranjalli Varma – Journalism

While Niranjalli Varma was still a high school student, the live reporting of the Kargil War from the India-Pakistan border sparked her interest in journalism. “Later, as I became more aware of the social issues,... More

June 18, 2021

Lauren Johnson – Sustainable Energy

Lauren Johnson was looking for a program that would give her an intermediate technical knowledge of sustainable energy, but that largely focused on policy. “The Master of Arts in Sustainable Energy (SE) at Carleton is... More

June 18, 2021

Hanna Williams – International Affairs

I joined the Master of Arts program in the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) right after finishing my Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management (BPAPM) at Carleton. I was grateful for the... More

June 18, 2021

Kateryna Gazaryan – European, Russian and Eurasian Studies

“I feel at home at EURUS,” says Kateryna Gazaryan, who is graduating this spring with a Master of Arts in European, Russian and Eurasian Studies. “I started in EURUS six years ago through the Bachelor... More

June 18, 2021

Karla Abbott and Mishael Gordon – Indigenous Policy and Administration

While working full-time in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Karla Abbott and Mishael Gordon completed the part-time, online graduate diploma in Indigenous Policy and Administration (IPA). Both Abbott and Gordon joined the IPA program in Spring 2019. In... More

June 18, 2021

Johanna Button – Communication and Media Studies

Johanna Button was the winner of Carleton University’s 2020 Undergraduate Co-op Student of the Year Award. What attracted you to the Communication and Media Studies program? At 18, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to... More

June 18, 2021

Kaeden Seburn – Social Work

Kaeden Seburn is a recipient of a 2021 Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement and was on the FPA Dean’s Honours List 2019-2020. In high school, Kaeden Seburn was involved in advocacy for trans and gender... More

June 18, 2021

Twyla Agyemfra and Jade Odiase – Criminology and Criminal Justice

Twyla Agyemfra and Jade Odiase are graduates of the Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice program where they were student representatives on the Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice (ICCJ) new Anti-Racism and... More

June 18, 2021

Max Kallenbach – Political Science

Max Kallenbach is the first Master’s in Political Science student to graduate with the Dual MA from Carleton University and the University of Lucerne. What were the key highlights of your program? This is a... More

June 18, 2021

Peter Hamilton – Global and International Studies

Peter Hamilton is a recipient of a 2021 Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement was on the FPA Dean’s Honours List 2019-2020. The Bachelor of Global and International Studies (BGInS) program has had significant impact on... More