Tara Watchhorn, Head Coach of BU Women’s Hockey Team, to Deliver 2026 Convocation Address

Coach Tara Watchorn (SAR ’12), the head coach 0f BU’s women’s ice hockey team, will deliver the Sargent College convocation address on May 16, 2026.

Coach Watchorn graduated from Sargent College in 2012 after studying Health Sciences, and is a former member of the hockey team she now leads! Also an Olympic gold medalist, she played for Team Canada at the 2014 Sochi Games.

We couldn’t be more thrilled to have her speak at this year’s convocation ceremony.

The BU Sargent College Convocation will be held on May 16 and will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET.

The event will be followed by the All University Commencement on Sunday, May 17, at 1 p.m. ET.

For more information about graduation activities at Boston University, please visit BU’s commencement website.