Video is a brief advertisment for Queen's University, potentially to be played on TV. The narrator describes some of the perks and achievements of Queen's, while a page-flipping animation goes through several accompanying photos.
Main Speaker: David Smith, Kenojuak Ashevak, David Johnston. Location: Large gymnasium. Begins with Smith talking about the convocation and the sesquicentennial celebration before presenting Ashevak with an honourary doctorate of laws. She says a few brief words and then Johnston is presented with his honourary degree. Johnston then speaks for the rest of the video.
Main Speaker(s): Dr A.M. Bryans. Dr Jackie Duffin speaks about the Hannah Happenings, Dr Pam Frid introduces the speaker, Dr Bryan speaks for the remainder of the video. Dr Hugh Pross thanks Dr Bryans.
Part 1. Main Speaker(s): Harry Brown. Clips from CBC TV show Take 30. Begins with segment on The Jupiter Effect which would end the world on March 10, 1982 (the day after the show). Afterward comes a segment on a group of Canadian tapestries on loan to the Barbican Centre. The next segment is on how more and more Canadian families are getting multiple sources of income due to the increased number of wives joining the workforce, as well as the downsides of that. Part 2.Video on the history of women attending Queen's University, including their fight for equality in the university. Footage is a slideshow of photographs of women from Queen's history. Part 3. CKWS News segment on how electrical engineering students at Queen's will start designing silicon microchips, one of the first centres like it in the world.
Main Speaker(s): Major-General Wendy A. Clay. Dr Jackie Duffin speaks about the Hannah Happenings, Principal John Plant from the RMC introduces the speaker, Maj.-Gen. Clay speaks for the remainder of the video.
Main Speaker: David Smith, Ruth Nita Barrow. Location: Large gymnasium.Begins with an opening prayer by University Chaplain, then Smith addresses the convocation and presents Barrow with an honourary degree. Barrow then addresses the convocaiton for the remainder of the video. Video ends with footage of the graduating students receiving their degrees.
Main Speaker(s): Rick Morphy, Jim Whitton. Location: Donald Gordon Centre. First portion of video s a lecture by Morphy about using ultrasonic methods to inspect Candu reactors. Afterwards Whitton delivers a speech on using nuclear methods to inspect different materials.
Main Speaker(s): Flora Macdonald. Begins with an interview with Macdonald where she is asked about her opinion on the impact the arts community has on the general community of Kingston. Afterwards clips of Ineke Quartel creating a pottery bowl are played.