The Daily Bulletin Archive

A bevy of freshmen wearing orange T-shirts identifying them as members of the Class of 2011 filled the center of Rockwell Hall Auditorium on Friday afternoon, during Buffalo State’s third annual First-Year Convocation.

Provost Dennis Ponton introduced students to their first college emblem, the mace, a symbol of higher learning since the fourteenth century. “I have not been carrying it quite that long,” he assured the packed house.

Listen to the podcast of the ceremony, including inspirational remarks from President Muriel Howard and deans Ben Christy, Ron Rochon, Larry Flood, Gary Jones, and Jan Ramsey.