Aug 27 2016

Impressions of Convocation

Published by under chair

As we embark on the start of a new academic year the tradition of the freshman convocation provides an opportunity to welcome new students to the Tennessee Tech University family. For me, there is something special about this particular convocation (aside from the fact that I too am new to TTU). This is the “Class of 2020” – the class that all of the strategic plans and focus on the future have been directed towards for the past twenty years.

Class of 2020 Oath

Students taking the Academic Oath during the Class of 2020 Convocation

With that, we have placed this class in a special position and so we, as a department, as teachers and educators, and as full members of the Golden Eagle community, have a responsibility to welcome this class with open arms and to usher them towards fulfillment of the burden that they face in becoming the embodiment of the computer scientists and engineers of 2020. As I take my part in doing this, I am coming to learn about how special a place TTU is.
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