The theme of making a difference in the world is standard issue in the ceremonies that open and close academic years. At Bates’ 2018 Convocation, though, that theme gained sharp new urgency thanks to ...

Text of the 2017 Convocation Welcome by Bates College Student Government President Walter Washington ’19 delivered on Sept. 4: Good morning, and welcome to the 2018-2019 academic year. Greetings to ...

In Drexel University’s 2018 Convocation ceremony held Sept. 27, Dragons were encouraged to take full advantage of the opportunities and resources at the University to understand, research, prepare and ...

It wasn’t William & Mary’s first Opening Convocation ceremony, but firsts were front and center at the Aug. 29 event in the Wren Yard. The keynote speaker, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy ’00 (D-Fla.), was ...

Over 2,200 students and dozens of faculty and staff filled RecPlex Aug. 21 as the University held its 2018 convocation welcoming the Class of 2022 to the Flyer family. President Eric F. Spina, in his ...

Welcome Good afternoon, and thank you for attending this Convocation as we commence a new academic year. Thank you, Dennis, for the introduction, and Lisa Kloppenburg for the invocation. It is a ...

The College’s annual Convocation ceremony, marking the official opening of its 217th academic year, was held August 28, 2018, in Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall. The College’s annual Convocation ...

Best-selling author and design-thinking advocate Dave Evans will serve as the keynote speaker at the 2018 First Year Academic Convocation, the annual event that celebrates the arrival of the freshman ...

New University of Illinois students are greeted to campus during the New Student Convocation event at the State Farm Center Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign.

The Robert C. Brown Award recognizes Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences students for outstanding academic achievement combined with outstanding leadership. Maisaloon Al-Ashkar graduates with a BA ...