On June 14, 2009, the presidents of Laurentian University and of the Université de Hearst signed four articulation agreements between the two institutions in light of the 50th convocation ceremonies in Hearst. In front are Laurentian University president Dominic Giroux and Université de Hearst president Raymond Tremblay. Standing, from left to right, Ron Smith, Registrar at LU, Bernard Thibodeau, president of the Board of Governors in Hearst, and Pierre Ouellette, vice-president of the Université de Hearst.