About 500 get a chance to mingle (with free T-shirt)
August 27, 2014
About 500 people attended the convocation in D.L. Ligon Coliseum Aug. 26 featuring motivational speaker Troy Stende.
Darby Floyd, sophomore in exercise physiology
- “I want the freshman to have the same experience that I had my freshman year at the Convocation. I just want them to know that we support them and give them a grand welcome to the university.”
- “The advertisement could’ve been better, I felt like Midwestern could do a better job of getting the word out so that more people would want to get involved in campus activities.”
McKenzie Smead, senior in business management
- “Honestly, I came to see the cheerleaders, meet a couple incoming freshman students and then see what the seminar would be all about compared to previous years.”
- “It’s an intro to the new year and an informant to the freshman students about what to expect this school year at Midwestern.”
- “I really enjoy the music, cheerleaders and I look forward to hearing the speaker this year! Last year’s convocation was interesting and fun and hopefully this year will top the last. I’m excited!”
- “I didn’t like standing outside in the heat so long, I felt that it was unorganized and they were unprepared.”
Hunter Jones, sophomore in business management
- “Well, I’m in a fraternity! Kappa Sigma fraternity, and we’re looking forward to recruiting a couple of freshman, meet new people and see old faces I haven’t seen since the spring semester.”
- “The convocation is like an introduction to MSU freshman and like an informant of what to expect this year.”
- “I look forward to meeting more people and do some recruiting while I’m here and advertise Kappa Sigma.”
- “I would change the involvement rate, it could be way better and more exciting if everybody got into the school activities, that would make things a lo more fun and exciting.”
Talesha Kitchens, freshman in education
- “My friend told me about the convocation, I had no idea it was mandatory for freshman students. I look forward to meeting new people; I see some of my peers in the audience so that’s nice. I also heard about the free t shirts and I heard from a couple upperclassmen that it was sort of like a pep rally so I thought it would be fun to attend.”
- “The convocation is an introduction to Midwestern, a way to get to know new people other than meeting them on campus or in class and a fun start to the school year and an attempt to get pumped up!”
- “I really enjoyed the performance from the cheerleaders, it was different and they did a great job of keeping us entertained. I’m also looking forward to the free giveaways tonight.”
- “Only thing I could think of would be the advertisement because I got a text message asking if I knew anything about the convocation… I was totally unaware and I would enjoy it more if there was less talking, more mingling.”
Zoie Flores, freshman in marketing
- “I wanted to get out of my room and get involved more because MSU seems like a really good school. There’s a lot to do we just have to get involved more!”
- “The convocation is to be about learning new things about the campus and ways to get involved. I feel like it’s a freshman’s welcome to Midwestern.”
- “I’m really interested in all the new features that will be added to the campus and I really enjoyed the cheerleader’s performance it was very captivating.”
- “I would try to change the level of excitement that people have about the convocation, some people, not me felt like it’s just a mandatory event for freshman students and it could be more than that.”
Skye Catletti, freshman in respiratory care
- “ I heard great things about the Convocation and how fun it was and it was a great way to meet new people.”
- “The Convocation is all about getting insight on what to expect at Midwestern and getting a feel of the campus.”
- “The speaker is really funny! I also look forward to checking out all the activities they’ve informed us about that will be coming up soon.”
- “I’ve never really been to anything like this before, it’s an exciting way to start the fall semester. If I could alter anything I would definitely get the word out a lot better, I’m a freshman and had no idea this was a mandatory event.”
Clayton Brown, junior in mechanical engineering
- “Kappa Alpha Order fraternity was here to pass out water to the students, but I personally want to be as supportive to MSU and my brother Jesse Brown is the student region.”
- “Convocation is about getting the student out of their comfort zone, giving them different ways to mingle, learn how to get involved and learn more about MSU”
- “I look forward to the President search, meeting the incoming freshman students, the football season, the fall semester & the frat rush!”
- “If I could alter one thing to change the convocation I would get more students involved it’s no just for freshman students. It’s a way to get people excited. Honestly, I feel like advertisement improved since my freshman year I’ve been hearing about the convocation all day practically.”
PHOTOS BY RACHEL JOHNSON AND LAUREN ROBERTS
2014 Convocation
Rachel Bullard, theatre senior, cheers her heart out at the Midwestern Convocation. To not only to show her school spirit, but to start out this school year with good thoughts and show her residents on her floor how it's done. Photo by Rachel Johnson
Students gather by the doors of the coliseum waiting to get inside for Convocation Tuesday evening. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Malaeni Ramos, freshman in physical therapy, jumps up to give a high five Marverick walking into Convocation Tuesday evening. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Ian Thompson, sophomore in mass communication, cheers at Convocation Tuesday evening. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Megan Chapman, freshman in pre-veterinary tries to catch one of the stuffed horses thrown into the crowd at Convocation Tuesday evening. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Madeline Schorlemmer, junior in psychology, laughes after successfully removing her finger from the person next to at Convocation Tuesday evening. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Speaker Troy Stende runs down the court at Convocation hyping up students Tuesday night. Photo by Rachel Johnson
A freshman English major was another one of Troy Stende's volunteers and the activity she was a volunteer for was to demonstrate that with the right mind set you can accomplish anything, just like she just broke a wooden arrow using only her neck. "It meant alot for me to do that, because lately I have been struggling and feeling overwhelmed. To break that arrow with my neck was amazing, and showed me that even when it's difficult you can push on, take a step, because nothing is impossible," Serah expresses to us afterwards. Photo by Rachel Johnson
Speaker Curtis Zimmerman pulled Keyton Davis, music education freshman, to the front as a volunteer to help him demonstrate how words have an effect on us. Keyton said this activity really brings to our attention what our thoughts in our mind can do to us. "What I got out of it was that it brought to my attention the tricks your mind can play on you, and it just goes to show that with the right actions and thoughts, the world could be your oyster," Keyton shares after his experience. Photo by Rachel Johnson
