Convocation
Celebrating the Beginning of the Academic Year
Speakers
Edwidge Danticat
Keynote Speaker
Author of The Farming of Bones
Dimitri Giarikos, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Coordinator of Sciences
Division of Math, Science, and Technology
Recipient of the 2010 Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences
Full-Time Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award
To mark the beginning of the 2010–2011 academic year, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will host its annual convocation ceremony. At convocation, the undergraduate student body, NSU leadership, and faculty members will join together in anticipation of a year filled with academic excellence and shared intellectual pursuit.
Convocation
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Starting at 4:00 p.m.
Miniaci Performing Arts Center
A reception will be held in
the Carl DeSantis Building immediately after.
As part of our mission to prepare students for rich professional careers and active citizenship, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences at Nova Southeastern University frames co-curricular programs and experiences around a broad annual theme that unites our community in interdisciplinary exploration. The academic theme for the 2010-2011 school year is "Identity.”
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences invites new undergraduate students to join the First-Year Reading Program. Participants will receive free copies of Edwidge Danticat's book The Farming of Bones, have the opportunity to discuss the novel in small reading groups led by faculty members, and hear from the author herself at convocation.
Reserve a seat for Convocation
All in the NSU community are welcome to attend convocation. For additional information, contact the Office of the Dean in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences at (954) 262-8236 or email convocation@nsu.nova.edu.
The
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences invites new undergraduate students to join the First-Year Reading Program. This
year, in anticipation of writer Edwidge Danticat's visit, participants will be reading her book The Farming of Bones (1999). The novel's graceful, deceptively simple prose recounts the 1937 massacre of Haitian workers in the Dominican Republic. Told through the eyes of a young domestic servant, the story of the atrocity becomes one of cultural and spiritual survival.
Student participants will receive a free copy
of the book, which will be mailed at no charge.
Students will participate in small reading groups, giving them the opportunity to discuss the book with their peers and college faculty members.
Students will also have the chance
to hear from the author herself as she delivers the keynote address at NSU’s 2010 Convocation Ceremony. A select
group of participants will be invited to a private seminar dinner with the author.
Participation in the First-Year Reading Program is limited. For consideration in the program, please fill out the below form immediately so we can get the book to you right away!
First-Year Reading Program Information Request
Please complete all sections on this form.
Thank you for your interest in the First Year Reading Program. At this time, we are no longer accepting participants. We look forward to seeing you at Convocation.
