{"id":15906,"date":"2019-09-26T12:01:58","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T12:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=15906"},"modified":"2023-06-08T18:27:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T18:27:47","slug":"convocation-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2019\/09\/26\/convocation-2","title":{"rendered":"Convocation kicks off 2019-20 academic year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/convocation-190922b-019.jpg\" alt=\"Convocation\" class=\"wp-image-26756\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New University of Washington Bothell undergraduate students, many accompanied by proud family members, kicked off the 2019-20 academic year at Convocation on Sept. 22 in the Activities &amp; Recreation Center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony formally welcomed incoming first-year and transfer students to the university. Purple and gold banners for each school at UW Bothell as well as a procession of faculty and administrators in their academic robes evoked centuries of traditions that shape higher education even today.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018You deserve to be here\u2019 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Chancellor Wolf Yeigh noted that the future graduating Class of 2023 is UW Bothell\u2019s 14th first-year class. More than 800 first-year students, nearly 800 transfer students \u2014 plus approximately 200 new graduate students \u2014 joined more than 4,000 continuing undergraduate and graduate students on campus this autumn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yeigh noted that nearly half the new students on campus are first-generation, which means they would be the first in their immediate family to receive a four-year degree. Also among the new class are more than 40 students from overseas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet me assure you, you all deserve to be here,\u201d Yeigh said. \u201cThis is your place.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The keynote speaker, Julie Shayne, a principal lecturer in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts &amp; Sciences, advised students to \u201cpick the major that makes you passionate.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shayne also encouraged students to meet with faculty during their \u201coffice hours\u201d to get advice, resources and help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe love being at a campus that prioritizes the relationship between students and faculty,\u201d Shayne said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The president of the Associated Students of the University of Washington Bothell, Shugla Kakar, also spoke to her new classmates. Her advice was to \u201cfind what you are passionate about and seize every opportunity.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to the pack <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a tradition that concludes the annual UW Bothell Convocation ceremony, Yeigh and Kakar then gave new students a UW Bothell pin as their names were called and they filed past the stage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The student procession, Yeigh said, is a precursor for the ceremony students can expect when they graduate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A picnic for students and their families followed in the North Creek Events Center.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the parents at Convocation was Mitch Gatchalian, whose son Anton is a first-year student planning to study business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was an excellent way for the faculty and staff to show they are 100% behind students in the commitment to discover themselves and succeed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ceremony photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ceremony images can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/36963841@N06\/albums\/72157711033514522\">found on Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New University of Washington Bothell undergraduate students, many accompanied by proud family members, kicked off the 2019-20 academic year at Convocation on Sept. 22 in the Activities &amp; 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