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UAA Freshman Convocation: Saturday, August 27, 2011

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Wendy Williamson Auditorium on the UAA Campus


Freshman Convocation, sponsored by the University Honors College, formally welcomes the Class of 2015 and their families to UAA, and inspires students with a sense of discovery and creativity to last them throughout their years of study.

UAA faculty and all incoming freshmen, along with their families, are invited to join Chancellor Tom Case and our distinguished keynote speaker, Michael Dirda, Fulbright Scholar and Pulitzer Prize winning critic, author, and writer for the Washington Post.
Read Michael Dirda's keynote address, "Life, the University, and Everything," here.

2:30 to 3:15 p.m.

2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Faculty Compact

UA Scholars Induction Celebration

Cuddy Hall

Wendy Williamson Auditorium

3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Freshman Convocation
Wendy Williamson Auditorium
4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Student Dessert Social Cuddy Hall
4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Parent & Alumni Reception Cuddy Hall
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. UAA Campus Kickoff Cuddy Quad
7:15 p.m. Concert Board Comedy Show Wendy Williamson Auditorium
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Keynote Speaker

2011 Freshman Convocation Keynote Speaker Michael Dirda [photo credit to Locus Publications -- Amelia Beamer]2009-4

2011 Freshman 
Convocation Keynote
Speaker
Michael Dirda, PhD

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