This blog entry will be about convocation. Before I go into what I thought about it and reflection, I would like to discuss the amount of confusion I incurred the moment I arrived. I was told in the emails and it also said on the program that convocation began at eleven in the morning. However, when my floor mates and I arrived it seemed as though the ceremony had been going on for a while already, so I think its safe to say I missed a large portion of the event.
Nevertheless, I found convocation to be quite interesting. It made me feel good to know I was part of Howard’s 144th year of education. I also enjoyed Dr. Michael L. Lomax’s speech. It really got me thinking about what I will do when my time at Howard is done. He urged us the students, the future alumni, as well as the current alumni to step up and be donors to Howard. HBCU’s everywhere are in need of more and more funding, for scholarships to low-income students. With no money, students cannot attend school; and without students, schools cannot exist. It is up to us the future alumni and the current alumni, to donate and provide money for scholarships. Then HBCU’s everywhere can continue to prosper and further the education of young minorities.
On another note, I enjoyed the choir and the orchestra. They were very good. This convocation also revealed to me that I must learn the Alma Mater haha. Overall it was an enriching and enlightening experience
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