May 13, 2005
Welcome!
Hi and Welcome!
My name is Mary Kay Cooper, and I am the Director of Admissions and Adult Student Services at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA. Seton Hill is a small, private, Catholic university.
This blog is a new venture at the university and in the admissions office to allow you to see a personal view into the (nearly) daily life of Seton Hill. I will be your guide to that personal view. In addition, I welcome your comments and questions.
Now, let's get started.
Today I attended Honors Convocation and Baccalaureate Mass. Tomorrow I attend Commencement. I am so glad this blog begins with this particular weekend of the academic year because--let's face it--this is the culminating weekend for any college student. It seems a great place to introduce you to Seton Hill.
Honors Convocation occurs both in the fall and spring semesters and consists primarily of an award ceremony. Faculty, staff, students, and family get to honor great accomplishments of students during the ceremony. I got to see some fine students walk across the stage and receive awards (sometimes multiple times): Ryanne, Emily, Kelly, David, just to name a few.
Monsignor Rubino was the celebrant for Baccalaureate Mass, and he gave an inspirational homily, as usual. I particularly liked the last hymn we sang; it was downright upbeat.
I have some personal reasons to really want to attend Commencement tomorrow. Of course, there's going to be a stimulating speaker, but quite frankly I can't wait to see my husband in his brand new doctoral robes. He became Dr. Eric Cooper on Tuesday! Yippee! In addition, Eric gets to stand on stage tomorrow and hand out diplomas. Ordinarily, the Registrar does this, but the Registrar is away at her daughter's graduation. He's nervous that he'll mess up the diplomas, but I think he's also looking forward to the opportunity to be even more involved in Commencement.
More tomorrow about how Commencement went.
Posted by MaryKayCooper at May 13, 2005 12:30 PM
Comments
The highlight of the Honors Convocation for me came when President Boyle mentioned that the registrar traditionally presents the graduates to the faculty and asks their approval to grant their degrees.
JoAnn told us that the registrar wasn't here today (she was attending her daughter's graduation at Duke). When JoAnn We were all expecting her to introduce Eric and say he was filling in for her, instead, she said, "So you can't graduate."
Comment by: Dennis G. Jerz at May 13, 2005 9:03 PM
CONGRATULATIONS ERIC COOPER!
Comment by: Mike Arnzen at May 13, 2005 10:41 PM