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Convocation kicks off new academic year Monday 2:39 p.m., Aug. 26, 2005--The University of Delaware will officially welcome the Class of 2009 during New Student Convocation on Monday, Aug. 29. The event, free and open to the public, begins at 10:30 a.m. in the Bob Carpenter Sports/Convocation Center. University President David P. Roselle will welcome new students to UD at the event, which marks the beginning of the 2005-06 academic year and also is the last time the entire Class of 2009 will come together as a group until graduation. New Student Convocation is a required event for all new students. Faculty, staff and other members of the University community are encouraged to attend. Faculty and staff do not need to wear academic regalia and should sit with the students from their departments. After the ceremony, lunch will be served for all guests in the Bob Carpenter Center Concourse. No lunch will be available to new students in the dining halls that day. Bus transportation to the Bob Carpenter Center from Academic Orientation classes will be provided from 9:30-10:15 a.m. from pick-up locations at the Smith Hall overpass (northbound and southbound), Alfred Lerner Hall, the Perkins Student Center, the Trabant University Center (garage driveway) and Townsend Hall (front). After Convocation, bus transportation back to central campus will be provided to the Smith Hall overpass until 2 p.m. To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |
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