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Convocation Exercises, Sept. 1, 2009, 11 a.m.
  President David Oxtoby and the College as a whole welcomed the class of 2013 with convocation exercises in Bridges Hall of Music on Sept. 1, 2009.

This year, the keynote speaker was Cecilia Conrad (at right), vice president and dean of the college. President David Oxtoby and  Jed Cullen ’10, president of the Associated Students of Pomona College, also addressed the community, and William Peterson, professor of music and college organist, provided special music.

Convocation traditionally opens the academic year for first-year students and marks the conclusion of their Orientation Week.
 

Convocation Archives
Convocation Addresses and Videos from 2009
  David W. Oxtoby, president of Pomona College
Ceclia Conrad, Vice President and Dean of the College
ASPC President Jed Cullen '10
Convocation Addresses from 2008
  David W. Oxtoby, president of Pomona College
Thomas E. Flaherty, John P. and Magdalena R. Dexter Professor of Music
ASPC President Eliza Finley '09
 
Convocation Addresses from 2007
  David W. Oxtoby, president of Pomona College
Rick Hazlett, Stephen M. Pauley M.D. ’62 Professor of Environmental Studies and Professor of Geology
ASPC President Elspeth Hilton '08
 
Convocation Addresses from 2006
  David W. Oxtoby, president of Pomona College
Stephen A. Erickson, professor of philosophy and E. Wilson Lyon Professor of the Humanities
ASPC President Sarah Kuriakose '07
 
Convocation Addresses from 2005
  David W. Oxtoby, president of Pomona College
Deborah M. Burke, W.M. Keck Distinguished Service Professor and Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science and Psychology
ASPC President Lori DesRochers '06
 
Convocation Addresses from 2004
  David W. Oxtoby, president of Pomona College
Samuel Yamashita, Henry E. Sheffield Professor of History
Convocation Addresses from 2003
  Stewart Smith, chair of the Pomona College Board of Trustees
Gary Kates, vice president and dean of the College
Cynthia Selassie, professor of chemistry
David W. Oxtoby, president of Pomona College

 
 
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