Convocation

Valuing the Opinions of Others


11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Alumnae Chapel, Thomson Hall

We Welcome Our New Students and Celebrate Our Spring Semester!

 
WELCOME ADDRESS
Dr. Barbara K. Mistick
Wilson College President
 

 

 

 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Lisa Marsh Ryerson
Wells College President
An experienced, innovative leader known for her advocacy of gender equity, the liberal arts, and commitment to providing increased access to higher education, Lisa Marsh Ryerson has served as president of Wells College since 1995. She is the 17th and first alumna president of Wells College, located in Aurora, New York. Serving in her seventeenth year, President Ryerson is a senior college president.

CELEBRANT

Rev. Rosie Magee
Helen Carnell Eden Chaplain
Rev. Magee, who is from Northern Ireland, has a Master of Divinity degree from the Lancaster Theological Seminary and a master’s degree in voluntary sector organization from the London School of Economics. Previously, she worked as an optometrist and for several international development agencies. The Wilson chaplaincy “combines my passion for spiritual development, education and intentional community,” Magee said.

PERFORMANCES BY THE WILSON COLLEGE CHOIR

Elizabeth Thorpe, Director
Patti Plasterer, College Organist


ACADEMIC PROCESSION

The Convocation ceremony begins with an academic procession of faculty, staff and students in regalia.  It is particularly important that returning Wilson Students, as well as those new to Wilson, be a part of this event in which we celebrate the spirit of community and formally affirm our personal commitment to the Honor Principle.

Procession Details

College Marshal Faculty Marshal
Professor Paula Claire Kellinger Professor José Hernán Córdova

You should assemble for the academic procession at your designated sites (see below) no later than 10:45 a.m.

Students: Please assemble on either side of the road in front of Edgar and Norland Halls -- Seniors in front of Edgar, followed by juniors, sophomores and freshmen at Norland. In the event of inclement weather, please assemble along the esplanade. The student procession will be led by the President and Vice President of the Senior Class. Juniors, Sophomores and First Year students should likewise be led by their respective class President & Vice President. As soon as the faculty and staff have assembled, they will proceed to Thomson Hall. Please fall in line behind them.

Faculty: Please assemble in front of the Library. The College Marshals will lead the faculty procession. In case of inclement weather, meet in the lobby of Edgar Hall.

Staff: Please assemble in front of the Library and line up behind the faculty. In case of inclement weather, meet in the lobby of Edgar Hall.

Seating Information

Seating in Alumnae Chapel will be made available on the left for the faculty and staff and on the right for the students. The College Marshals will be present to organize the procession.

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Honor Principle

Students enrolled at Wilson College live under an Honor Principle and within a system of shared, community-based governance. The Honor Principle states that:

“In order to provide an atmosphere congenial to the pursuit of a liberating education, government at Wilson College rests on the assumption that every member of the community will act with integrity in all aspects of life. We trust each other to be mature and responsible individuals."

"The cooperative effort of learning and living in which we are all involved proceeds most satisfactorily when the members of the community acknowledge their responsibility to strive to realize their common aim. The soundness of the community depends upon the concern for both individual freedom and the rights and welfare of others; both call for the observance of certain regulations in order to promote this common aim."

"In this spirit, however, we have agreed upon the Joint Regulations of the Faculty and Students, the Residence Regulations, and the Academic and Administrative Regulations. We undertake the responsibility for keeping them just and relevant to the needs of the present community.”