fall convocation 2009
Fall Convocation opens each academic year with a formal celebration of scholarship and innovation. A bookend to Commencement, Convocation invites University faculty, staff, students and friends to attend the annual event, which features an academic procession and a keynote speaker.
Fall Convocation 2009 begins at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009 at Severance Hall. This event is free and open to the public. Tickets not required for general admission seating, but please register for this event by Aug. 24.
What difference can one person make?
A world of difference, says 2009 keynote speaker Greg Mortenson, author of the Common Reading selection, Three Cups of Tea.
Mortenson's book chronicles his quest to bring education to rural villages in Pakistan and Afghanistan, where he has already established or significantly supported 130 schools and vocational centers that have changed lives of 38,000 schoolchildren (including more than 28,000 girls).
pennies for peace»
Now the university community can help build a school. One penny at a time. The Pennies for Peace program collects extra coins to bring big change. Learn about the program and our competition with another university.