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Whitman College Convocation

Friday, August 24, 2007
10:00 a.m. Cordiner Hall

Processional

Prelude and Fugue in B flat Major        JS Bach (1685-1750)
Walla Walla Valley Band — Ronald McHenry, Director

Welcome and Introductions

George Bridges, President

Invocation

Armand Minthorn, Trustee of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

"The Fine Print"

Jeffrey Wilson ’08, President of the Associated Students of Whitman College

Presentation of the class of 2011

J. Antonio “Tony” Cabasco ’90, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid

"The End of All Our Exploring…": First Year General Studies

Roberta Davidson, Associate Professor of English and Core Coordinator

Musical Interlude

Romance                                         Amy Beach (1867-1944)
Rhea L. Edelman ’08, violin
Daniel E. Goltz ’10, piano

Remarks

Lori Bettison-Varga, Provost and Dean of the Faculty

Convocation Address "What Is at Stake?"

Shampa Biswas, Associate Professor of Politics

Opening of the Academic Year  "A Woman's Anguish and a World's Gain"

George S. Bridges, President

Recessional

Instant Concert
Walla Walla Valley Band — Ronald McHenry, Director

Platform Party:

Lori Bettison-Varga, Provost and Dean of the Faculty
Shampa Biswas, Associate Professor of Politics
William C. Bogard, DeBurgh Professor of Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology; Chair of the Division of Social Sciences and Education
John W. Bogley, Vice President for Development and College Relations
George S. Bridges, President
J. Antonio “Tony” Cabasco, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid
Thomas A. Callister, Associate Dean of Faculty; Professor of Education and College Marshal
Charles “Chuck” Cleveland, Dean of Students
Roberta Davidson, Associate Professor of English, Core Coordinator
Andrea K. Dobson, Associate Professor of Astronomy and General Studies, Chair of the Division of Sciences and Mathematics, Garrett Fellow
Armand Minthorn, Trustee of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Benjamin P. Keefer ’08, Convocation Marshal
Keiko M. Pitter, Chief Technology Officer
Patrick K. Spencer, Professor of Geology; Chair of the Faculty
Robert D. Tobin, Cushing Eels Professor of Humanities; Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures (German), Chair of the Division of Humanities and Arts
Jeffrey Wilson ’08, President of the Associated Students of Whitman College