New Student Convocation
New Student Convocation
Friday, August 20, 2021, 2:00p.m., Marwick-Boyd Auditorium
What does Convocation mean for new students to Clarion University?
By definition, it means:
- an assembly of persons
- an assembly of members of the college community who come together for any or all
of the following purposes:
(1) to celebrate new students' entry into higher education,
(2) to officially welcome new students to the college,
(3) to formally induct new students into the college,
(4) to build a sense of group identity or community among members of the entering
class,
(5) to articulate the institution's mission and expectations to new students.
(6) to visualize and combine with commencement to provide meaningful and complementary
"bookends" to the college experience, with both programs serving as celebrative rites
of passage that represent commencement—a new start or beginning.
....most appropriately, Convocation is the collective noun for EAGLES!
(Adapted from Joe Cuseo)
Program for New Student Convocation 2021
Masters of Ceremonies |
Dr. Pam Gent - Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Susanne Fenske - Vice President for Student Affairs |
Academic Symbolism |
Kathryn Robinson - Clarion University Student Trustee |
Processional |
Dr. Stephen Johnson, Professor, Mathematics |
Welcome |
Dr. Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson - President of Clarion University |
Student Remarks |
Ryan Zavinski - Student Senate President |
Faculty Remarks |
Dr. Jamie Phillips- Professor of Philosophy |
Student Commitment Statement |
Representative of the Class of 2025 |
Welcome Week Video |
"Courageous. Confident. Class of 2025." |
Clarion Alma Mater |
Lead by Dr. Stephen Johnson |
Recessional
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