CONVOCATION ACTIVITIES KICK OFF NEW SCHOOL YEAR
AT USC
Pueblo, Colo. -- Faculty, staff and administrators at the University of
Southern Colorado will celebrate the start of the fall 2002 school year with
traditional Convocation Week activities beginning on Monday (Aug 19).
President Ronald Applbaum, who joined USC on July 1, will
deliver the State of the University Address at 8:30 a.m. in the Occhiato Center
Central and East Ballrooms. His address “Creating a New Path to Excellence: An
Institution in Transformation,” will outline the journey the institution will
take during its transformation to a new, CSU-Pueblo, and its new mission as a
regional, comprehensive institution.
The week’s activities, including informative
presentations about the university’s budget, enrollment, community
involvement, and strategic plan, as well as a workshop on appreciating
diversity.
An awards ceremony in the OUC Central and East Ballroom
will recognize individuals for their commitment to the university. Among those
honored will be Music Professor James Duncan, who joined the University in 1958
and will celebrate 45 years of service. The Service Awards Ceremony will take
place from 1:15 until 2:30 p.m.
A picnic for University personnel and their families is
scheduled from 5 until 7 p.m. at the OUC South Patio
and the Hearthwell Lounge.
Open registration for USC classes takes place on Friday,
August 23 and classes begin Monday, August 26 in the Occhiato University Center.
Continuing USC students may register online through the student portal at
www.uscolo.edu
The University of Southern Colorado is a regional,
comprehensive university emphasizing professional, career-oriented and applied
programs. Displaying excellence in teaching, celebrating diversity, and engaging
in service and outreach, USC is distinguished by access, opportunity and the
overall quality of services provided to its students.
