A presidential address, a sesquicentennial launch and a workshop on our new Husky Compact dimension are among the activities at the Aug. 21-24 Convocation.
President Robbyn Wacker will open Convocation with an address 10 a.m. Aug. 21 in Ritsche Auditorium, Stewart Hall.
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The annual assembly of employees and ideas heralds the new academic year with workshops, meetings, social events and orientation of new faculty members.
Convocation takes on special significance with the launch of a year-long celebration of the University’s 150th anniversary and re-imagined Homecoming festivities Oct. 17-21 on campus and in the community.
Huskies First Four, our orientation and social experience for students, begins Aug. 23.
Day and evening classes begin Aug. 27. Fall commencement exercises are Dec. 21 in Halenbeck Hall.
Highlights
Aug. 21
Wacker will visit with students and employees in the Ritsche Auditorium lobby for an hour prior to her 10 a.m. remarks. Coffee will be served.
The ice cream social and sesquicentennial launch are 11:15 a.m. on Atwood Mall.
A technology showcase for faculty is 1-3 p.m. in Voyageurs Room, Atwood Memorial Center (AMC).
Aug. 22
The Academic Affairs Assembly is 9 a.m. in the Cascade Room, AMC. Throughout the day, faculty will participate in college-, school- and department-level meetings.
Aug. 23
Learn more about civil discourse and Our Husky Compact 9 a.m.-noon in the Cascade Room, AMC. The Our Husky Compact dimension for the year is “Act with Personal Integrity and Civic Responsibility.”
Our information technology strategic plan is explained 3-4 p.m. in Cascade Room, AMC.
Aug. 24
Colleges and schools will host student orientation events.
