Aug. 16: Annual Convocation Day
Monday, August 16, 2021
8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Centennial Student Union Ballroom
Mankato, Minn. – Minnesota State University, Mankato President Edward Inch will welcome faculty back to campus and discuss his vision for the 2021-2022 academic year in his convocation address Monday, Aug. 16 in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom. Inch became Minnesota State Mankato’s 13th president on July 1.
A convocation reception for faculty and staff will be held from 8:30-9 a.m. Monday in the CSU Ballroom lobby. The convocation program begins at 9 a.m. Student Government President Reauna Stiff will speak at 9:25 a.m., and Inch will deliver his address from 9:30-10:15 a.m.
Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Brian Martensen will deliver the provost’s convocation address from 10:30-11 a.m. in the CSU Ballroom.
Convocation will be streamed live at https://youtu.be/scFlaeVP5bw.
(NOTE TO EDITORS: Masks are required on campus. Media are welcome to attend convocation day events and other events throughout the week. The schedule is subject to change.)
Aug. 16-23 photo and coverage opportunities:
- Monday, Aug. 16 – Convocation, 9-11 a.m. (President’s address, 9:30-10:15 a.m.)
- Thursday, Aug. 19-Sunday, Aug. 22 – Student move-in dates. On Aug. 19-20, students will move in during time slots for which they signed up in advance. (Some students are also moving in during Aug. 14-15 “drop and go” time slots.) To arrange interviews or photos on move-in activities, please contact Nicole Faust in Residential Life by phone at 507-389-6987 or by email at nicole.faust@mnsu.edu.
- Friday, Aug. 20 – A new student rally will be held from 4:30-5:15 p.m. in Bresnan Arena (in the Taylor Center). A picnic will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. near the Alumni Arch.
- Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 21-22 – “Welcome Week” activities continue. A complete schedule of 2021 student welcome week activities is available online.
- Monday, Aug. 23 – First day of fall classes.
Minnesota State Mankato, a comprehensive university with 14,604 students, is part of the Minnesota State system, which includes 30 colleges and seven universities.
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