Fall Convocation 2025 Program

President's Message

Congratulations on your achievement!

Today is your day; a celebration of your hard work, perseverance, and commitment that have brought you to this moment and earned you a StFX degree or diploma.

Be proud of all you have accomplished. Your time at StFX has given you not only knowledge, but also the confidence, perspective, and skills to succeed wherever your path leads.

Each of you has your own story to tell; one shaped by friendships, challenges, growth, and the deep sense of community that defines this university. Cherish those connections with classmates, faculty, and staff who have supported and inspired you along the way.

As a StFX graduate, you join a proud legacy of excellence and service. Your education has equipped you to see the world in new ways and to use your talents for the greater good and provided a path to follow that is guided by our University motto, “Whatsoever things are true”.  We look to you, our next generation of leaders, to bring creativity, compassion, and positive change to the world around you.

Make a difference.

Hail and Health. 

Dr. Andy Hakin
President and Vice-Chancellor
St. Francis Xavier University

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Alumni Association President's Message

Congratulations, Class of 2025!

Today we celebrate your hard work, your determination, and the moments, big and small, that brought you to this milestone. It is also a day of gratitude. None of us reach this point alone, and behind every walk across the stage is a circle of family, friends, professors, and mentors who have encouraged, supported, and believed in you. To them, we offer our sincere thanks.

You are now part of something bigger. Not in some vague, abstract way, but in a very real, very practical sense. You are joining a global community of more than 50,000 alumni who genuinely look out for one another. Need a job contact in Calgary? Someone knows someone. Moving to Toronto? There’s a chapter event next month to welcome you to your new city. Spot an X-Ring across a boardroom or in an airport? That’s an instant connection. The alumni you haven’t met yet may be the ones who open doors you didn’t even know were there. This network isn’t about nostalgia; it’s about people who want to see you succeed.

Stay connected through StFX.ca/Alumni and @StFXAlumni on social media. Join your regional chapter, come back for homecoming, or just reach out when you need us. Your Alumni Association is here to help keep the StFX spirit alive in your life beyond campus. That spirit lives in the connections you'll make, the doors opened for you and that you'll open for others, and yes, those moments when an X-Ring across the room turns a stranger into a friend.

Welcome to the next chapter. Welcome to the Alumni Association.

We can't wait to see all that you will accomplish.

Hail and Health,

Mike Gillis '87
President
StFX Alumni Association

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University Officers

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