Convocation
from Latin convocare, from con- ‘together’ + vocare ‘call’.
Consider this your call - your call to come together to celebrate the incredible work that Honors has folded within it. May is always a time of celebration as we reach the end of the semester and we are beginning to really see the fruits of our labors. COVID pushed us all apart and so I haven't been able to call us together for what feels like forever.
But this year - we can do so.
This year, this semester, we can celebrate Honors. It may look a little different, it may sound a little different, we may be figuring out different ways of doing things, but it should feel as it always has.
Celebratory. Inclusive. Congratulatory.
So, what IS Convocation?
Well, it is a two part event. The first part is open to all students who have taken an Honors course this academic year. All you have to do is make a poster that showcases something you learned in your Honors course. Something big or small, life-changing or interesting, exciting or inspirational - anything. We are going to have posters from several classes so far - Introduction to Reading Literature. Myths and Monsters. World Literature I. Composition II. Environmental Science. Why not join them? Just make a poster and come to Convocation at 4:00 on Thursday, May 5th in Stage 14.
The second part is the celebration of work in Honors from four students who have been asked to share their work. So, this is what you will see and hear...
Amanda Brockner ('22) sharing a presentation and poetry about mothers that she did in Myths and Monsters last semester. Nicholas Muscato ('23) sharing his memoir from Composition I. Alicia Nolan ('22) will share her experiences with an Honors contract she did for Introduction to Psychology. Last but not least, Connor Bateman ('22) will demonstrate a lab relating to water quality from Environmental Science.
This part of Convocation will take place from 5:00 - 6:00 in Stage 14.
So, this is your call to gather with us. Two hours of your time - come and celebrate Honors!
Honors Convocation
Poster Session: 4:00 - 5:00
Presentations: 5:00 - 6:00
Stage 14
Thursday, May 5, 2022
