University Convocation Day – August 26

All full-time faculty, administrators, and staff members are invited to attend University Convocation Day on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Convocation provides an opportunity to gather together and kick off our 2025-2026 academic year. The morning program, including remarks from President Father James Burns, IVD, Ph.D, will be simultaneously live-streamed between the Page Theatre on the Winona Campus and the University Center on the Minneapolis campus. Following a provided lunch, campus-specific events will take place at each location for the remainder of the day.

Questions sometimes arise about who is expected to attend. Some offices and areas must remain open to make necessary preparations for the beginning of the academic year. With this in mind, all full-time faculty members, academic administrators, program directors, unit leaders, and academic services staff are expected to attend at their campus location unless excused by their supervisor. All other full-time staff members should also plan to attend unless otherwise instructed by their supervisors.

Please use this link to RSVP for the Convocation and lunch by August 8 so we can finalize arrangements.

A reminder with the final schedule for the day will be sent in the next couple of weeks.

We look forward to seeing you on August 26th.