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Northwood University to Hold Opening Convocation on September 14

Published on 9/4/2009 9:12:27 AM
Northwood University will hold Opening Convocation on Monday, September 14 at 10 a.m. in the Bennett Sports Center on campus.

MIDLAND, MI – Northwood University will hold Opening Convocation on Monday, September 14 at 10 a.m. in the Bennett Sports Center on campus. Opening Convocation is held at the beginning of each school year to welcome all of our students and to celebrate the new academic year. The title for the convocation address will be "The NU Idea: A Mechanism for Remaining Positive While Managing Through Turbulent Times."

Following the invocation given by Lance Lewis, academic dean, will be the welcome and opening remarks of Dr. David D. Long, provost of the Michigan Campus. Keith A. Pretty, J.D., president & CEO of Northwood, will deliver the convocation address.

At the conclusion of President Pretty's remarks, David Long will present Nancy L. & R. William Barker with the 2009 Naegele Distinguished Community Service Award. Following the acceptance of their award, Professor Jeffrey Phillips will accept the Samuel R. Marotta Faculty Ethics Award presented by David Long. The closing benediction will be given by David Long.

Faculty and staff will be joining the freshman luncheon for a "Welcome Picnic" this Saturday, September 5, from 10-11:30 a.m. in the Bennett Sports Center parking lot under the tent—before the NU football game vs. Northern Michigan.

Northwood University will greet these new freshmen and returning students. School officially will begin on Wednesday, September 9.

ABOUT NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY

Northwood University is committed to the most personal attention to prepare students for success in their careers and in their communities; it promotes critical thinking skills and personal effectiveness, and the importance of ethics, individual freedom and responsibility.

Private, nonprofit and accredited, Northwood University specializes in managerial and entrepreneurial education at three full-service, residential campuses located in southern Florida, mid-Michigan and northern Texas. Adult Degree Programs are available in eight states with many course delivery options including online. The DeVos Graduate School offers full-time, evening and industry specific master's degree programs for entrepreneurs and executives in Michigan, Texas and Switzerland. The Alden B. Dow Creativity Center on the Midland, Michigan, Campus specializes in creative thinking and innovation development. International education is offered through terms abroad and in Program Centers in Switzerland, China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Bahrain. Northwood University also operates the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Maine.