Convocation Schedule

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Convocation Schedule (PDF) Revised Mar. 4, 2010

Please download the latest version to see updates. This schedule will be updated periodically through the school year.

University Convocation Requirements

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As a regular, full-time day student, a part of your total academic experience is to participate in Convocations during each academic year. The following statement summarizes the purpose for convocation at Lenoir-Rhyne University.

Convocations provide opportunities for educational and cultural enrichment and personal enjoyment, while exploring the liberal arts from a diversity of perspectives. The convocation environment allows students to interact with social peer groups outside their usual associations, thus building a sense of belonging to the whole Lenoir-Rhyne University community. Convocations serve to extend the College’s core curriculum and expose Lenoir-Rhyne students to a broad diversity of the arts, sciences, and professional fields.

You must attend six (6) convocations each academic year. Two of these convocations are required for the entire university community to attend together: Presidents’ Opening Convocation at the beginning of the academic year, and Honors Convocation near the end of the year. You may choose your four remaining required Convocations each academic year, outside of the Presidents’ Convocation and the Honors Convocation, to include at least one program in each of the following theme areas.

• Literature, Fine Arts, and Culture
• Human Systems
• Mathematics and Sciences
• Education, Business, and Allied Health

This variety of experiences ensures the purpose of enrichment, exploration from diverse perspectives, and the sense of being a part of the total community at L-R.

A “Convocation Program Listing” is located on the website and updated on a regular basis as new convocations are planned.

The policy on Convocations attendance is as follows:

• Be on time for the convocations you select and stay for the entire time. Some events will last only 45 minutes but others may last longer. Afternoon and evening convocations usually last considerably longer than 45 minutes and attendance credit depends on your presence for the full length of time.
• It is your responsibility to pick up a “convocation attendance card” and sign your name with your student ID number. These cards are your proof of attendance and are handed out at the beginning of the convocation and are collected at the end. If you arrive late, a convocation card will not be given to you. If you leave before the selected convocation is over, you cannot receive credit for having attended that particular session.
• One credit hour is added to the total number of hours required for graduation, for each of the required Convocations (Presidents’ and Honors) you miss.
• If any of the remaining four Convocations are missed, one credit hour is added to your total credit hour requirement. Thus, if you skip ALL Convocations in an academic year, the maximum number of credit hours added to your graduation total requirement is three.
• If you accrue any graduation hours during the year due to absences, you will notified by mail of the added requirements. The letter will outline protocols for addressing appeals.