Aug. 15: Annual Convocation Day

Monday, August 15, 2022
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Centennial Student Union Ballroom

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Mankato, Minn. – Minnesota State University, Mankato President Edward Inch will welcome faculty back to campus and discuss his vision for the 2022-2023 academic year in his convocation address Monday, Aug. 15 in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom.

A convocation reception for faculty and staff will be held from 8-9 a.m. Monday in the CSU Ballroom lobby. The convocation program begins at 9 a.m. Student Government President Emma Zellmer will speak at 9:25 a.m., and Inch will deliver his address from 9:30-10 a.m.

New Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David Hood will deliver the provost’s convocation address from 10-10:30 a.m. in the CSU Ballroom.

Convocation will be streamed live at: https://youtu.be/8T7N6x9LN_0

(NOTE TO EDITORS: Media are welcome to attend convocation day events and other events throughout the week.)

Aug. 15-22 photo and coverage opportunities:

• Monday, Aug. 15 – Convocation, 9-10:30 a.m. (President’s address, 9:30-10 a.m.)

• Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 18-21 – Move-In. Approximately 2,650 students will move into campus residence communities. Students choose which day they would like to arrive. Move Crew will be back for the first time since 2019 (due to the pandemic) to assist students and families in unpacking their cars. For the third year in a row, some students are also participating in “Drop and Go,” which is an opportunity to drop off large or bulky items prior to move-in. 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.

• Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 18-21 – “Welcome Week” activities. 2022 Welcome Week schedule.
• Friday, Aug. 19 – A new student rally will be held from 11-11:45 a.m. in Bresnan Arena (in the Taylor Center) followed by a “march through the arch.” A picnic for faculty, staff, alumni and friends will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. near the Alumni Arch.
• Monday, Aug. 22 – First day of fall classes.
  
  

Minnesota State Mankato, a comprehensive university with 14,546 students, is part of the Minnesota State system, which includes 26 colleges and seven universities.