The Fall Convocation ceremony to welcome new students and faculty members will be held on Monday, August 24 at 4:00 p.m. in the Carolina First Arena. The format for this year’s ceremony is different from previous years with more emphasis on ways undergraduates and faculty can collaborate on research.

Four professors will talk about their research experiences. Brett Lott will speak briefly about the book The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien and Professors Louis Burnett, Burton Callicott and Jennifer Cole Wright will speak about their research.

Students, faculty and staff will all have an opportunity to participate in a reflective exercise regarding ‘the things we carry’ toward the end of the ceremony.

At the end of the ceremony the faculty will lead the College of Charleston Class of 2013 down George Street and through Porter’s Lodge into the Cistern Yard where the students will sign the ledger books and have an opportunity to meet faculty and staff.