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MEDIA CONTACT: Helene Snihur (585) 275-7800
August 1, 2003
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: Convocation for students in the College of the University of Rochester will take place at noon Friday, Sept. 5, on the River Campus's Dandelion Square. The annual Activities Fair, which showcases the more than 150 student clubs and organizations on campus, will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Dandelion Square.
This year's Convocation for students in the College of the University of Rochester
will take place at noon Friday, Sept. 5, on the River Campus's Dandelion Square.
Convocation signals the start of the academic year and provides the opportunity
for students, faculty, and staff to celebrate the beginning of the year together.
The ceremony opens with a processional by faculty and administrators in traditional
regalia--academic hoods and gowns--and features presentation of the Goergen
Awards for contributions to undergraduate education in the College. The awards,
which were first presented in 1997, are named for and sponsored by trustee and
former board chairman Robert B. Goergen '60 and his wife, Pamela.
The formal ceremonies will be followed by a picnic on Wilson Commons Lawn for
students, faculty, and staff of the College. The annual Activities Fair, which
showcases the more than 150 student clubs and organizations on campus, will
be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Dandelion Square. Student groups will perform
on the steps of Wilson Commons during the fair.
In case of rain, the Convocation ceremonies will be held in Strong Auditorium,
picnic fare will be served in Douglass Dining Hall, and the Activities Fair
will take place in the Field House of the Robert B. Goergen Athletic Center.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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