Photo Feature: Opening Convocation 2010

The start of the 2010-11 academic year began with the traditional opening convocation in Skinner Memorial Chapel on Monday, Sept. 13. Jimmy Kolker ’70 was the headline speaker and the event also marked new Carleton President Steven G. Poskanzer’s first full-campus event.

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President Steven Poskanzer readies the audience for "Carleton, Our Alma Mater."
President Steven Poskanzer readies the audience for "Carleton, Our Alma Mater."Photo: Andrew Walters '11

The start of the 2010-11 academic year began with the traditional opening convocation in Skinner Memorial Chapel on Monday, Sept. 13. Carleton media relations photographer Andrew Walters ’11 was on hand to capture the pomp and circumstance of the event that begins with the faculty, in full academic regalia, marching from Laird Hall and across campus to the chapel. Jimmy Kolker ’70 was the headline speaker and also marked new Carleton President Steven G. Poskanzer’s first full-campus event.

Preparing for the Alma Mater, Opening Convocation

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History professor Harry Williams exits the Chapel at the conclusion of Opening Convocation.
History professor Harry Williams exits the Chapel at the conclusion of Opening Convocation.
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Bubbles rain down from the upper level of the Chapel as the College Marshall John Schott leads the faculty, administration, and staff out of the Chapel.
Bubbles rain down from the upper level of the Chapel as the College Marshall John Schott leads the faculty, administration, and staff out of the Chapel.
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President Steven Poskanzer readies the audience for "Carleton, Our Alma Mater."

President Steven Poskanzer readies the audience for “Carleton, Our Alma Mater.”

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Andrew Walters ’11
13 September 2010
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