New Student Convocation

Pre-Convocation Events

• 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Academic Programming and Orientation
• 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Chancellor’s Welcome Lunch held outside Gordon Dining & Events Center

New Student Convocation

• 12:30 p.m. Kohl Center Doors Open for New Student Convocation
• 1:00 p.m. UW Marching Band Performance at the Kohl Center
• 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. New Student Convocation Ceremony and Go Big Read Distribution at the Kohl Center

Post-Convocation Celebrations

• 3:00 — 4:30 p.m. Free Ice Cream Social at Alumni Park, Hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Association
• 4:00 — 8:00 p.m. Badger Welcome Dinner at Gordon Dining Center and Four Lakes Dining Market, Hosted by University Housing

Chancellor’s Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. and will be served on the basketball courts behind Sellery Residence Hall. Please enter via East Campus Mall and W. Johnson Street or Dayton Street. Once you receive your lunch, find a seat outside Gordon Dining and Event Center or in front of the Kohl Center. Doors will open for Convocation starting at 12:30 p.m.

Color Guard Presentation of Colors

National Anthem

• University of Wisconsin Marching Band

Welcome and Introduction of the Platform Party by Charles Lee Isbell Jr.

• Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Native Nations Welcome by Annie Jones

• Professor of Extension and Member of the Menominee Nation

Lori Reesor

• Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Joel Baraka

• UW–Madison Class of 2022, Co-founder and CEO, My Home Stars
• Introduced by Kevin Jacobson, Associated Students of Madison (ASM) Chair

LaVar J. Charleston

• Deputy Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion, Chief Diversity Officer
  

Jennifer L. Mnookin

• Chancellor

“Varsity”

Sign language interpretation provided by McBurney Disability Resource Center.

Items Permitted: Bags no larger than 8.5” x 11”, clear totes no larger than 12” x 6” x 12”, diaper bags (with child), binoculars, cameras (lenses no longer than 4”), seat cushions (not more than 16” wide), jackets, blankets, and items related to a medical condition.

Halloween costumes may be worn, but the costumes must be able to fit into a normal seating space and must be of an appropriate nature. No additional carry-ins are allowed as part of a costume.

Items Prohibited (including, but not limited to): Bags larger than 8.5” x 11” (including backpacks), food, beverages, containers, drones, laptops, video recorders, monopods, tripods, selfie-sticks, laser pointers, weapons, banners, flags, signs, noisemakers, inflatables, strollers, or any items deemed dangerous or inappropriate.

All items and spectators are subject to search. Storage facilities are not available for checking prohibited items. Items left at gates will be disposed of accordingly.

For a complete list of prohibited items, please visit: UWBadgers.com/FanPolicies.

General accommodations provided at New Student Convocation include:

• On-screen closed captioning
• Onstage American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters, broadcast via main video boards
• Wheelchair accessible seating platforms with companion seating at entry level (Sections 103, 105, 125, 127)
• ADA elevator access to main floor seating (Gate A)

The McBurney Disability Resource Center will also host an Accessibility Suite in the Nicholas Club, located at the entry level, near Gate A. The Accessibility Suite will include:

• Lower stimulus, distraction, and volume levels
• Space for standing, movement, and breaks
• Wheelchair access
• Flexible seating with additional spacing
• Sight line to main video boards
• On-site ASL interpreters in suite for communication access
• On-screen ASL interpreters broadcast from the stage via additional monitor
• Closed captioning
• Assistive listening devices (ALD)

You do not have to contact the McBurney Disability Resource Center to utilize the Accessibility Suite. You are also welcome to invite fellow students to accompany you in the space. For questions regarding accommodations and accessibility at New Student Convocation, please email info@mcburney.wisc.edu or call 608-263-2741.