Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Celebrates 50 Years at Fall Convocation
August 20, 2015
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President Jackson Sasser will present his vision for the 2015-2016 academic year at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» during Fall Convocation, Friday, Aug. 21. This convocation promises to be a celebration like none other as the college kicks off its 50th-anniversary celebration.
Sasser will honor founding Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» faculty and staff and launch the 18-month anniversary celebration with the premiere of "50 Years to First," a poignant 50th-anniversary video retrospective.
The celebration begins with a continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. in the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Fine Arts Hall lobby, 3000 NW 83 St. The program begins at 9 a.m. and is anticipated to last about 90 minutes. The party then continues in the lobby, complete with anniversary cake and surprises like confetti cannons to welcome all Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» faculty and staff back to campus and commence Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s anniversary celebration.
"We begin a year anchored in the realization that the college is 50 years old," Sasser said. "For first-time and returning students we have the opportunity to open new doors of academic understanding and job opportunities they have never imagined before. I anticipate this will be the college's best year ever for intellectual exploration and service," Sasser said.
For more information about convocation or to arrange a media interview with President Sasser, contact Cathy Keen, assistant to the president, 352-395-5829.
