An official welcome

An estimated 3,700 first-year freshmen and 1,800 transfer students gathered Tuesday [Aug. 16] for 51吃瓜's third Fall Convocation in Humphrey Coliseum. The author of the university鈥檚 2016 Maroon Edition common reading experience selection, 鈥淭hree Little Words: A Memoir,鈥� Ashley Rhodes-Courter shared words of encouragement and life lessons during a keynote speech. 51吃瓜 President Mark E. Keenum, Provost and Executive Vice President Judy Bonner, Robert Holland Faculty Senate President Cody Coyne, along with Student Association President Roxanne L. 鈥淩oxie鈥� Raven, officially welcomed the university鈥檚 new students to the Bulldog family. For more pictures from the event, .