A time-honored tradition at WashU, Convocation is the official academic welcome to the university. Students will join the Chancellor, Provost, Deans, and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs in Brookings Quad along with their classmates in the Class of 2027. Convocation will take place on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Following Convocation, there will be a party on the East End of campus.
Families are encouraged to participate in this time-honored university tradition from the comfort of their homes, via the livestream. The in-person event is for students only.
- Convocation video from 2021
- Convocation video from 2020
- Convocation video from 2019
- Convocation video from 2018
- Convocation video from 2017
- Convocation video from 2016
- Convocation video from 2015
- Convocation video from 2014
- 2013 Convocation: Chancellor Mark Wrighton
- 2013 Convocation: Student Speaker, Renaldo Gacad, Class of 2014
- 2013 Convocation: Faculty Speaker, Dean Richard Smith
- 2012 Convocation: Andreas Mitchell, Arts & Sciences, Class of 2013
- 2012 Convocation: Jen Smith, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences