OPENING CONVOCATION
September 3, 2024 | 10:15 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER AND WELCOME
Marc C. Conner
President of the College
REMARKS
Jessica Ricker
Vice President for Enrollment and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
Rachel Roe-Dale
Director of the First-Year Experience and Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
Garland Nelson Jr. ’96
Saratoga Springs Community Representative
ADMINISTRATION OF THE HONOR CODE
Josh Maxwell ’26
President of the Student Government Association
CHARGE TO THE CLASS OF 2028 AND TRANSFER STUDENTS
President Conner
UNFURLING OF THE CLASS OF 2028 BANNER
Adrian Bautista
Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean Ricker
ALMA MATER
Performed by:
Ava Accorsi ’27, Rhea Fitzpatrick ’25, Brianna Nelson ’26, Hannah Schlosberg ’26, Abigail Scifres ’26, Mary Timmons ’25, Naomi Wagner ’26, Celine Xu ’26
Vocal director:
Sylvia F. Stoner-Hawkins ’94
Senior Artist-In-Residence - Voice
CONCLUSION AND SENDING FORTH
President Conner
GRAND MARSHAL
Ron Seyb, Associate Professor of Political Science
REPRESENTATIVES FROM DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS
Dorothy E. Mosby, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Erica Bastress-Dukehart, Associate Professor and Chair of Education Studies
Ian Berry, Dayton Director and Professor of Liberal Arts, Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
Yelena Biberman-Ocakli, Associate Professor of Political Science
John Brueggemann, Professor of Sociology and Chair of Social Work
Marta Brunner, College Librarian
Grace Burton, Associate Professor of Spanish and Chair of Music
Hope Casto, Associate Professor and Chair of Education
Corey Freeman-Gallant, Professor of Biology and Associate Dean of the Faculty for Student Academic Affairs
John Galt, Assistant Professor of Art
Siobhan Hart, Associate Professor and Chair of Anthropology
Mimi Hellman, Professor of Art History
Patricia Hilleren, Associate Professor and Chair of Biology
Kirsten Hogenson, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
David Howson, Senior Teaching Professor and Arthur Zankel Executive Director of Arts Administration
A.J. Schneller, Associate Professor and Associate Director of Environmental Studies and Sciences
Rebecca Johnson, Professor and Chair of Psychology
Larry Jorgenson, Professor and Chair of Philosophy
Mary Kate Donovan, Associate Professor of Spanish and Director of Media and Film Studies
Maria Lander, Professor of Spanish and Chair of World Languages and Literatures
Jonathan Lohnes, Assistant Professor of Management and Business
Jennifer Mueller, Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Director of Intergroup Relations
Kendrah Murphy, Associate Professor of Physics
Ryan Overbey, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Asian Studies and Chair of Religious Studies
Tammy Owens, Assistant Professor of American Studies
Joowon Park, Associate Professor and Director of Asian Studies
Madushi Raththagala, Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Chemistry
David Read, Senior Lecturer of Computer Science
Patrick Reilly, Assistant Professor of Economics
Bernardo Rios, Associate Professor and Director of Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
Kieron Sargeant, Assistant Professor of Dance
Jeffrey Segrave, Professor of Health and Human Physiological Sciences
Mahesh Shankar, Associate Professor and Director of International Affairs
Jennifer T. Cholnoky, Senior Lecturer and Chair of Geosciences
Chris Vecsey, Associate Professor Biology and Director of Neuroscience
Tim Wientzen, Associate Professor and Chair of English
Gary Wilson, Senior Artist-in-Residence and Interim Chair of Theater