5:00 pm-7:00 pm
(*Check-in early at 3:00 pm at Maxwell Theatre)
*Shuttles will pick up Housing Students and bring them to Summerville.
* Commuter Students may park on-campus with an AU Parking Pass.
Freshman Convocation is the bookend to Senior Graduation. It is the ceremony that welcomes YOU, the Class of 2029, to the Augusta University Family.
At this event, you will receive your official Class Pin, T-shirt, and take your Class Photo with over 1,000 of your new classmates. After the ceremony & class picture, you are invited to have Summer Supper with your future professors and campus professionals while exploring the many academic and social opportunities at AU.
At the conclusion of Convocation activities, feel free to have dessert at the President and First Lady’s Ice Cream Social on Maxwell Theatre porch (portico), followed by Jaguar Bazaar in the Amphitheater.
3:00
p.m.Housing and Commuter Students: Check in at the Maxwell Theatre. Pick-up swag and enjoy games and musical entertainment.
*Shuttles will pick up Housing students and bring them to Summerville Campus.
*Commuter students can park on campus with an AU Parking Pass
5:00
p.m.The event begins in the Maxwell Theatre by the ringing of the Arsenal Bell-something you won’t experience again until Graduation!
Our AU President, Provost, and SGA President will welcome you to the AU Family.
You will receive your Class Pin (to be worn at Graduation) given by College Deans. You will also sing the Alma Mater for the first time!
5:45
p.m.Take Class Photo in the JSAC Field, before heading to Summer Supper.
6:00
p.m.AU Colleges Summer Supper-Pick up your meal in the JSAC Café. Enjoy supper, while exploring the Undergraduate Colleges and Student Success Tents, in the Grove.
Check out the variety of Academic and Social Activities available to you and make a plan to get involved.
6:45
p.m.President and First Lady’s Ice Cream Social- enjoy dessert under the Maxwell Theatre Porch (portico).
7:15
p.m.End the night by checking out small local businesses with new classmates (friends) in the Douglas Barnard Amphitheater. (Hosted by NSFT)