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Convocation History

  • Convocation 2021

    Whitman College's 2021 Convocation ceremony took place Monday, August 30 at 4 p.m.

  • Convocation 2020

    Convocation 2020, welcoming the Class of 2024, was held virtually in August.

  • Convocation 2018

    Whitman's 2018 Convocation ceremony took place on Friday, August 24 in Cordiner Hall. Convocation featured an address by politics professor Dr. Susanne Beechey titled “Citizenship and the Liberal Arts”.

  • Convocation 2017

    Whitman's 2017 Convocation ceremony took place on Friday, August 25 in Cordiner Hall.

  • Convocation 2016

    Whitman's 2016 Convocation featured an address by biology professor Dr. Ginger Withers titled "A Frontier as Open as Your Mind".

  • Convocation 2015

    Whitman's 2015 Convocation ceremony took place on Friday, August 28 in Cordiner Hall.

  • Convocation 2014

    Full video of Whitman's 2014 Convocation ceremony.

  • Convocation 2013

    Full video of Whitman's 2013 Convocation ceremony.

  • Convocation 2012

    The 2012 Convocation program at Whitman, with links to speaker transcripts.

  • Convocation 2011

    Program for Whitman's 2011 Convocation ceremony, with links to speaker transcripts.

  • Convocation 2010

    Whitman's 2010 Convocation Ceremony, with links to speaker transcripts.

  • Convocation 2009

    Video of Whitman's 2009 Convocation ceremony, with links to speaker transcripts.

  • Convocation 2008

    List of speakers for Whitman's 2008 Convocation ceremony, with links to transcripts.

  • Convocation 2007

    List of speakers for Whitman's 2007 Convocation ceremony, with links to transcripts.

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