“Moving, Dwelling, Waiting” is theme for Aug. 26 Convocation

August 17, 2010
Contact: Chloe Kennedy, News and New Media Writer
865.981.8209; chloe.kennedy@maryvillecollege.edu

“Moving, Dwelling, Waiting” is the title of the address that Maryville College President Dr. William T. “Tom” Bogart will deliver to new and returning students, faculty and staff during the school’s 2010 Convocation ceremony, which is scheduled for Thurs., Aug. 26.

The ceremony, which marks the opening of the 2010-11 academic year, begins at 11:15 a.m. in the Clayton Center for the Arts’ Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre and is open to the public.

During his first Convocation as president of Maryville College, Bogart is expected to use the story of Abraham to illustrate his chosen topic “Moving, Dwelling, Waiting.”

Several take part in ceremony

The class of 2011, members of the Board of Directors, faculty and staff members and platform speakers will march in procession, led by piper and sophomore Sam Newton. Dr. John Gallagher, associate professor of management, will be the macebearer.

J. Ashley Burrell, adjunct instructor in organ and organist/choirmaster at First Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, will perform the prelude and recessional.

Joseph Courtney, a member of the Class of 2011 and a Maryville College Isaac Anderson Fellow, will offer the prayer of invocation. Dr. Mark O’Gorman, associate professor of political science and chair of the faculty, will welcome attendees to the event. The College’s Statement of Purpose will be read by Samuel Jackson, president of the Student Government Association and a member of the Class of 2012.

“Non Nobis Domine,” an anthem arranged by Rosephanye Powell, will be performed by the Maryville College Concert Choir under the direction of Stacey Wilner, coordinator of choral music.       

Scripture reading from Hebrews 11:8-10 will be read by Ashley Vandevender, a Bonner Scholar and member of the Class of 2011. The Rev. Anne McKee, campus minister, will offer prayers for the College.

Dr. Jeffrey Fager, vice president and dean of the College, will give the declaration of the academic year, and, following the singing of the Alma Mater, McKee will conclude with the benediction.

Classes are scheduled to begin Aug. 25.

Maryville College is ideally situated in Maryville, Tenn., between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Knoxville, the state‘s third largest city. Founded in 1819, it is the 12th oldest institution of higher learning in the South and maintains an affiliation with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Known for its academic rigor and its focus on the liberal arts, Maryville is where students come to stretch their minds, stretch themselves and learn how to make a difference in the world. Total enrollment for the fall 2011 semester was 1,078.