A ‘Call Together’ in Gratitude
New venue, timeless message for Class of 2027 launch.
Protests and Disagreements
With a pause for protests, Magill welcomes the Class of 2026.
Collaboration and Change
“Your collaboration could one day change the world.”
Remote Beginnings
The Class of 2024 gathers together from all over.
Time to Blast Off
Welcoming the Class of 2023.
Making Destiny Together
Class of 2022 is one in a thousand.
Welcome to Terra Incognita
Convocation message: “We are all discoverers.”
Convocation: “An Audition For Your Future Self”
Convocation: “Find your comfort zone, and then go beyond it.”
A Calling for the Class of 2018
Class of 2018 urged to “be joiners” at Convocation.
The Starting Gun Fires for a “Gold Medal Penn Experience”
Message to Class of 2016: “Ready, set, engage!”
Navigational Advice for the Class of 2015
Convocation 2011: Soggy start to a transforming journey
“Explore Broadly, Focus Intently”
Convocation: Passion and purpose drew Penn to Class of 2014.
The Chosen Ones
Class of 2013 makes some noise at Convocation
A Pitch for the Uncharted Path
Class of 2012: “Do not stick to the prevailing script”
Best Class Ever—For Now
Freshman Convocation: 45 months and a lifetime
Introducing the “Passionately Intense” Class of 2010
A rainy welcome for the “passionately intense” Class of 2010
A Four-Year “Road Trip” Begins
Convocation: “The ride of your lives is about to begin.”
Summons to an Academic Adventure
Gutmann to new students: Move to Penn “major upgrade”
Freshmen Get the Message: “There is No Sure Thing”
“Open your minds, and we’ll open one another’s eyes."
Opening Convocation: Taking It From the Top
Kafkaesque Convocation for the Class of 2004.
Opening Convocation: Challenges and Opportunities
Welcoming the latest greatest class
Freshman Convocation: The Continuity of Change
Outdoor welcome for Class of 2002