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Aug. 16, 2006

UNM Hosts Freshman Convocation Aug. 20

The University of New Mexico welcomes more than 600 freshmen along with 2,000 family members and friends to the Freshman Family Day Convocation, Sunday, Aug. 20, at 4 p.m. in Popejoy Hall.

The event serves as a prelude to fall semester. Approximately 3,000 freshmen are expected to begin classes the week of Aug. 21.

Convocation, a UNM tradition since 2003, is an hour-long, full regalia ceremony designed to welcome freshmen to a community of learners.

UNM Board of Regents President Jamie Koch, UNM acting President David Harris and other administrators, faculty and students, deliver remarks to affirm the university's commitment to students and inspire them to make their UNM experience life changing. Also recognized is the importance of family and valuable support they provide to students during the college years.

Students in attendance gain a sense of the size, strength and identity of their class and begin to form an important connection to one another and to UNM.

Following the ceremony, students and families are invited to the Duck Pond and University House for hamburgers, hot dogs and ice cream. A local band, Danny Winn and the Earthlings, will provide entertainment on the west lawn of Zimmerman Library.

The University of New Mexico is the state's largest university, serving more than 32,000 students. UNM is home to the state's only schools of law, medicine, pharmacy and architecture and operates New Mexico's only academic health center. UNM is noted for comprehensive undergraduate programs and research that benefits the state and the nation.

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