Convocation 2023
Schedule
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
3:30pm | Incoming Students Gather for Processsion | Tennis Courts on Montauk Avenue
4:00pm | All Seated | Ceremony Begins | Duquès Center Patio/College Green (Rain Location: Clarke Center Auditorium)
5:00pm | Barbecue for Students and Convocation Guests | Patio (Rain Location: Milner Dining Hall)
Order of Exercises
Welcome
Tracy Y. Espy, Ph.D., President of Mitchell College
Greetings
Anthony Nolan, State Representative for New London
Michael T. Jenkins Scholarship Award — Presented to Chelsea Jackson
Presented by Ashley Holdridge, Admissions Counselor
Reading of Student Names
Alicia Martinez, Ed.D., Dean of Student Experience and Belonging, Chief Student Affairs Officer
First-Year Experience Address, Presentation of Class Book, Introduction of Student Government Association (SGA) President
Meredith Adler, Director of First-Year Experience
Class Pledge
Thomas “Tommy” Simmons, SGA President
Alma Mater
Select Chorus directed by Jonathan Babbitt, M.M., Assistant Professor, Performing Arts
Closing of Ceremony
Elizabeth Ann Beaulieu, Ph.D., Dean of the College, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Ringing of the Bell
Thomas “Tommy” Simmons, SGA President
Recessional
Campus Map and Directions 〉
Event Livestream Via Zoom
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When: Sep 6, 2023 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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https://mitchell.zoom.us/j/83013515012
