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August 27, 2013
Members of the Class of 2017 and transfer students were officially welcomed into the Penn community.
On the evening before the first day of classes, students streamed into The Palestra for Convocation, an hour-long ceremony of inspiring words from President Amy Gutmann, Provost Vincent Price, and others, and music from the Penn Band, Penn Glee Club, and Penn Sirens.
“Knowledge that helps humanity: This practical ideal propels your university,” said Gutmann in her speech to the crowd. “This is the spirit of Penn, a spirit that depends on the enthusiasm and energy you bring to your efforts here.”
The diverse Class of 2017 was admitted from the strongest applicant pool in Penn’s history. The class includes students from 48 states; 13 percent of the enrolled class hails from overseas.
Twelve percent of the students in the Class of 2017 are first-generation college students, and 13 individuals enrolled through Penn’s new partnership with the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP).
The ceremony, usually held on College Green, was moved indoors to “The Cathedral of College Basketball” because of the threat of rain.
After the ceremony, students gathered for a dessert reception.
Convocation is considered a bookend to the Penn experience. The next time the class will gather as a group is at Hey Day during their junior year, and then for a final time at Commencement in May of 2017.
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Mark DiOrio / Colgate University
Members of Konosioni and the Class of 2021 participate in the Founders' Day Convocation procession, Aug. 28, 2017 in Hamilton.
University of Central Arkansas freshmen kicked off their academic year with a convocation on Monday morning. They were give a charge by president Tom Courtway and heard from interim provost Dr. Steve Runge about the challenges they face during their college career. They were also presented with UCA lapel pins and tradition keepers.
This year’s convocation ceremonies were held at the Orpheum Theatre, on June 20 and 21, 2019. Over the course of four ceremonies, over 1,500 graduands crossed the Orpheum’s classic stage.
The graduand processions were led by piper Mike MacDonald, followed by the faculty and platform party led by Musqueam singer and drummer Christie Lee Charles. Singer Synthia Yusuf opened each event with her rendition of the national anthem, Oh Canada.
Photos copyright Langara College. Photographer: Jennifer Oehler
Convocation Hall is on the main floor of the College Building. Over the years it's been used for lectures, exams, meetings, musical and drama performances, and convocation ceremonies. It's locked on the weekend, so I couldn't get a picture of the inside... so here are the doors leading into it.
Chancellor M. Therese Antone, RSM, Joseph DiStefano, Mayor Henry Winthrop and President Jane Gerety, RSM, join the recessional after Convocation.
Erica D’Agostino ’95, dean of advising & co-curricular programs, welcomes the Class of 2019.
Lafayette officially opened the 184th academic year with Convocation ceremonies Sunday. The event is the final piece of new student orientation. As part of the new Connected Communities program, the 673 first-year students attended the ceremony as one of five class commons - Victoire, Alliance, Hermione, Cadmus, and Brandywine. Convocation is presided over by President Alison Byerly and includes the new tradition of presenting the sword of the Marquis de Lafayette to the incoming class.
Chuck Zovko / Zovko Photographic LLC
Aug. 30, 2015