Convocation Program

Monday, May 29, 2026, 12:30 p.m.

Lawrence Memorial Chapel

Prelude

Fantasia super “Komm, heiliger Geist”, BWV 651
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Dr. Daniel E. Schwandt
University Organist and Lecturer of Music

Procession of the Faculty*

Festal March
Florence B. Price (1887–1953)
Dr. Daniel Schwandt, University Organist and Lecturer of Music
Dr. Celia Barnes, Faculty Marshal and Associate Professor of English

Land Acknowledgement

Meralis N. Alvarez-Morales ’22
Manager of Strategic Partnerships and Program

Reflection and Moment of Silence

Terra Winston-Sage ’00
Julie Esch Hurvis Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life

Honoring Danielle Joyner

Beth Zinsli ’02
Associate Provost and Adjunct Associate Professor of Art History

Musical Selection

I Am the Fiery Life
Lee R. Kesselman (b. 1951)
Lyrics: Hildegard von Bingen
Cantala, directed by Dr. Phillip A. Swan, Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies

Recognition of Students Elected to Honor Societies and Recipients of Awards and Prizes

Laurie A. Carter
Lawrence University President

Musical Selection

Xanadu by Olivia Newton-John

Recessional*

Fanfare
John Cook (1918–1984)
Dr. Daniel Schwandt
University Organist and Lecturer of Music

*Please stand for the processional and the recessional.

Notices

  • As a courtesy to the artists and to those in attendance, please be aware that sounds such as whispering and the rustling of paper and cellophane wrappers are magnified in the hall.
  • Please silence all cell phones and other electronic devices during convocations.
  • Convocations may not be recorded, photographed, or broadcast without the written consent of the speaker and Lawrence University.
  • Bag lunches for students, faculty & staff will be available to go in the Music-Drama Center lobby following the Convocation.
  • Please refrain from talking during all musical selections.
  • An American Sign Language interpreter will be available and located on the stage.

    ASL Interpretation Services offered

 

For more information, please see the Convocation Series.

 

We collectively acknowledge that Lawrence University is situated on the ancestral homelands of the Menominee and Ho-Chunk people.