A reference to God in the University of Alberta’s convocation address has been modified. On Monday, the U Alberta General Faculties Council voted in favour of a revision to the convocation charge commanding students to use their degrees “for the glory of God.” Instead, the chancellor will now read “for all who believe, to serve your God.”
In November, the council established a sub-committee to draft an alternative to the command after the U of A Atheists and Agnostics Society, a student group, petitioned the university to remove it.
“It’s something we can all live with,” Ian Bushfield, president of the student group, told the Calgary Herald. The revised address will be read for the first time at the University of Alberta’s June convocation ceremonies.
