Convocation honors academia
Fall event called 'intellectual celebration' of new year
By sandy Johnstone
CM the Emerald
A crowd gathers in the EMU
ballroom. As the room fills there is
a sense of excitement and
anticipation.
But this is not just any event.
For people connected with the
University this is a special occa
sion. The excitement is about lear
ning — the purpose of the Univer
sity and the students who have
just started classes.
The second annual Fall Con
vocation will open the academic
year Oct. 3, with Peter Pouncey,
who was recently selected as
president of Amherst University,
speaking about "Humanistic Im
peratives in a Technological Socie
ty." Pouncey is currently with the
classics department at Columbia
University.
"The convocation is the
academic, intellectual celebration
of the beginning of the school
year," says Dick Hill, vice presi
dent for academic affairs and pro
vost. "It simulates a significant
portion of faculty and students to
think about an important theme.
"It's an opportunity to take time
to recognize and celebrate the in
tellectual actions that are central
to the University and a rededica
tion to school and learning," says
Hill. "It's very exciting."
In bad times for the University,
an event like the convocation is
even more necessary, says Univer
sity Pres. Paul Olum.
"When things are going badly —
the budget is awful and we are
barely pulling through — it is time
to show we are alive."
Planning for the convocation
has been going on since April.
Pouncey was selected to speak
because he is a brilliant speaker,
Olum says.
Dick Hersh, dean of the
graduate school, and Bob Berdahl,
dean of the arts and sciences col
lege, heard him speak recently
and were very impressed. It was
also fitting to select Pouncey, a
classicist, because last year the
keynote speaker was a scientist,
Olum says.
Pouncey's speech will be follow
ed by two sets of one-hour
seminars presented by University
faculty.
In order that all students may at
tend, classes will be cancelled
beginning at 1:30 p.m. Classes at
12:30 p.m. will be held as usual.
“We are not calling off after
noon classes to give students a
vacation," says Olum. “It's an ex
cellent academic activity to
celebrate the purpose of the
University and students should be
part of that."
Piano classes
to be offered
Creative piano study will be of
fered this fall to children and
adults through the Piano
Preparatory Division of the
University music school.
Classes for children, teenagers,
adults and senior citizens range
from pre-piano to advanced
levels.
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for fall term.
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