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UC Welcomes New, Returning Students

Solade Rowe to Address Freshmen, Transfer Students

Written By Rocco Suppa '11, PR Intern

Contact - cleogrande@utica.edu

Utica, NY (08/23/2011) - Utica College is set to welcome students back for the 2011 fall semester and the start of the 2011-2012 academic year.

With the start of every new academic year, comes the UC tradition of convocation. This year’s convocation ceremony will take place Monday, Aug. 29 at 11 a.m.

Faculty and new students walk from Strebel Gardens to the Clark Athletic Center.

The ceremony lasts approximately 50 minutes and serves as a formal introduction for new students and is the official opening of the 2011-2012 academic year.

The convocation address will be delivered by alumnus and current Utica College board of trustee member Solade E. Rowe. Rowe, a 1994 graduate of Utica College, is a partner at Wesley, Brown & Bartle Company, Inc., an executive search firm and is the founder of CareerAspiration, a professional career development company.

“The convocation ceremony is a chance for Utica College’s faculty and staff to welcome new students and wish them the best for years to come,” said Mark Kovacs, director of alumni and parent relations.

Along with current students, the college welcomes 540 freshmen as well as 205 transfer students.

Also, nearly 700 graduate students have enrolled in a variety of programs – both campus-based and online - for the upcoming academic year.

All students are welcome to attend the convocation ceremony, which is followed by a barbecue in the academic quad.

Classes begin Tuesday, Aug. 30.


About Utica College – Utica College, founded in 1946, is a comprehensive private institution offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. The College, located in upstate central New York, approximately 90 miles west of Albany and 50 miles east of Syracuse, currently enrolls over 3,700 students in 37 undergraduate majors, 27 minors, 22 master’s and two doctoral degree programs.

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