Part 2. Main Speakers: David Smith, Yevgeniy Ivanovich Chazov and Bernard Lown (Hown). Smith talks about Chazov's and Lown's accomplishments, before presenting them with their degrees. Chazov then addresses the convocation with a speech. Lown then presents another speech to the convocation. Afterwards, graduating students are given their degrees for the rest of the video. This tape is presumably the cut-out section of part 1.
Part 2. Main Speakers: David Riddick, David Smith. Begins with multiple representatives of different universities shaking Agnes Benedickson's and Smith's hands. Those who graduated from an MA program receive their degrees. Riddick addresses the convocation before receiving his honourary degree. Afterwards a video created for the sesquicentennial is played. Smith presents Ramon John Hnatyshyn, Marlene Brant Castellano, Helene Cixous, William Dennis Jordan, Alexander Marshall Levitt, Paula LeDuc, and Lydia Phindile Makhubu with an honourary degree.
Part 2. Continuation and conclusion of Butor's speech in part 1, the credits feature clips of a post-speech gathering with people talking candidly to Butor.
Part 1. Main Speaker: Helene Cixous. Location: Dunning Hall. Begins with clips of Helene receiving her honourary Doctor of Laws at Queen's. Rest of 60 min is Helene giving a lecture in French at a desk on a stage in front of a large audience.
Part 2. Continuation and conclusion of part 1's lecture. Contains several camera cuts which include multiple angles and sweeping shots over the faces of several audience members.
Part 2. Main Speaker(s): Dr David Roy, Kathryn Morgan. Begins with the continuation and conclusion of Dr Roy's lecture. Morgan then speaks on political paradoxes of personal choices. Afterwards, the speakers ask each other questions about their talks. Then the audience asks the speakers questions.
Part 2. Main Speaker(s): Vivian Abrahams, Henry Rosovsky. Begins with Abrahams also discussing Rosovsky's speech. Afterwards Rosovsky reponds to the comments made on his lecture.
