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OTTERBEIN New Student Convocation Thursday, August 22 Two Thousand and Nineteen Nine Thirty Antemeridian Cowan Hall Westerville, Ohio

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MUSIC Grabill Faculty Brass Quintet Dan King ..................................trumpet Ben Huntoon ........................... trumpet Kim McCann .......................... horn Tony Weikel............................ trombone Will Roesch............................ tuba Prelude............................................................................ Grabill Faculty Brass Quintet Processional....................................................................Grabill Faculty Brass Quintet Otterbein Love Song................................................ Grabill ’1900, arr. Lehman ’81 Led by Grabill Faculty Brass Quintet and Brian Gray ’05

Recessional......................................................................Grabill Faculty Brass Quintet

CONVOCATION PROCESSION The Mace and Flambeau The President of the University Convocation Speakers The Faculty of the University

PROGRAM President John L, Comerford President, Otterbein University Presiding

Processional ..................................................................Grabill Faculty Brass Quintet Prayer for the Community............................................... Rev. Dr. Judy Guion-Utsler University Chaplain

Welcome....................................................................................... Dr. John Comerford President

Home ........................................................................................................... Opus One

by Phillip Phillips arr. by Bryan Sharpe Academic Welcome.......................................................Dr. Wendy Sherman Heckler Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Kim Fischer Professor and 2019 Master Teacher Award Winners

Casey Rife, ’20 President, Otterbein University Student Government

Community Welcome........................................................................Mr. Ke\hn Boyce Franklin County Commissioner

Concluding Remarks and Proclamation.....................................Dr. John Comerford Alumnus Reflection and Teaching of the Otterbein Love Song.......... Brian Gray ’05 Grabill ’1900/Lehman ’81

Resident Company Member, Columbus Children’s Theatre

Recessional.................................................................... Grabill Faculty Brass Quintet Please join us at the reception on the Plaza in front of Roush Hall immediately following the convocation.

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ACADEMIC COSTUME A commission appointed in 1959 by the American Council on Education prescribes a code for academic costume that dictates three components of dress: caps, gowns and hoods.

The first component, dealing with caps, allows the mortarboard or Oxford type cap. Occasionally, the Cambridge model, a soft cap resembling a beret, is worn.

Either type is correct as long as it is black and of an appropriate material, except that velvet is reserved for doctors.

The tassel worn with the cap has three variations. First, it may be black for any degree. Second, it may be in the color of the major field of learning in which the degree was granted. Third, a tassel of gold metallic may be worn by doctors and governing officials of institutions. Some schools make a ceremony of switching the tassel from the right to the left at the moment the degree is awarded as a substitute for individual hooding of candidates.

The second main element of academic costume concerns the gown which should be all black, aside from variations in materials and fullness. The bachelor’s gown falls in straight lines from a fairly elaborate yoke. Its distinguishing characteristic is the long, pointed sleeves. A master’s gown is distinguished by arc-shaped panels on the long or short sleeves. The doctor’s gown is an elaborate costume marked by velvet panels down the front and around the neck as well as by three bars of the same material on the bell-shaped sleeves. It is cut much fuller than the other gowns and, unlike them, may be ornamented in color. Both the paneling and the sleeve bars may show the area in which the degree was awarded.

The third main component of academic costume is the hood which makes clear the level of the degree, the area in which it was given and the institution which awarded it. The size of the hood and the width of the velvet trimming shows the level of study. The more advanced the degree, the longer the hood and wider the velvet trim. The color of the trim identifies the area in which the degree was awarded. Arts, letters and humanities are represented by white; education is light blue; fine arts is brown; law is purple; music is pink; nursing is apricot; philosophy is dark blue; science is golden yellow; and theology is scarlet, The lining of a hood bears the official colors of the institution from which the degree was received, in Otterbein’s case, tan and cardinal.

STAGE DECORATION The flambeau symbolizes the light of learning. The mace, according to an article in summer 1959 issue of Towers magazine, represents “the vested authority of the University.” The University seal, on the cover of this program, was first used on the Sibyl cover in 1926. Sibyl is the title of Otterbeins yearbook.

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INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATION New students are represented from the countries of: Argentina Paraguay Cameroon Saudi Arabia China Taiwan Ethiopia Uganda India Ukraine Japan Vietnam Pakistan

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HONORS Summa Cum Laude-An undergraduate student who has attained a cumulative grade point average of3.950 or better is graduated “Summa Cum Laude.” This designation appears on the diploma and permanent transcript record.

Magna Cum Laude-An undergraduate student who has attained a cumulative grade point average of 3.800 to 3.949 is graduated “Magna Cum Laude.” This designation appears on the diploma and permanent transcript record.

Cum Laude-An undergraduate student who has attained a cumulative grade point average of 3.600 to 3.799 is graduated “Cum Laude.” This designation appears on the diploma and permanent transcript record.

With University Honors-An undergraduate student who has attained a cumulative grade point average of3.600 or better and has completed at least 20 quarter hours of honors courses is graduated “With University Honors.” This designation appears on the diploma and permanent transcript record. A student graduating “With Honors” wears a cardinal fourragere and a bronze medallion with the academic regalia.

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With Distinction-An undergraduate student who has satisfactorily completed an approved program of independent study and research, who has submitted a thesis, and has passed written and oral examinations in the field studied, is graduated “With Distinction.” This designation appears on the diploma and permanent transcript record. A student graduating “With Distinction” wears a tan citation cord and a bronze medallion with the academic regalia.

With Deparunsntal Honors-An undergraduate student who has attained a grade point average of 3.700 or better in all major subject field grades is graduated “With Departmental Honors.” A student graduating “With Departmental Honors” wears a cardinal citation cord with the academic regalia.

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HONOR SOCIETIES AND ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES Alpha Lambda Delta/Phi Eta Sigma Initiates Freshman students who have maintained a 3.5 and higher cumulative grade point average after their first semester at Otterbein are eligible for membership.

Teleiotes Chapter of Mortar Board Mortar Board, Inc. is a natiottal honor society that recognizes college seniors for distinguished ability and achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service.

Torch and Key Senior Membership Senior members of the Torch and Key Honorary Society who have maintained at least a 3.7grade pomt average throughout their college careers.

The Student Research Fund Award Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students to support student research.

Recipients are competitively selected based upon the quality of their proposed research and/or creative endeavor.

The Vernon L. Pack Fellowship The Pack Fellowship provides funding to students selected through an application process who are engaged in a public service program or project and are working in collaboration with the mission of the Center for Community Engagement at Otterbein University.

Bert and Jane Horn Endowed Student Research Fund This fund was created in memory ofAlbert Horn ’49 by his wife Jane Horn ’50 in order to provide academically talented students with an opportunity to benefit from the research experiences available within the Biology and Earth Science and Chemistry Departments.

The Five Cardinal Experiences In our mission, Otterbein stakes claim to an education distinguished by a “unique approach to integrating direct experience into all learning.” To ensure that all of our students have opportunities to apply knowledge they gain in the classroom in real world settings, the university has developed a signature initiative.

The Five Cardinal Experiences (The Five Cards). A Cardinal Experience is defined as an active and authentic concrete experience that engages students in real-world opportunities to apply the knowledge and skilb they have learned in the classroom.

A Cardinal Experience may occur in the community, on campus, or across the globe.

V^eFue Cards include: (]) Community Engag-^'^ent, (2) U’deraluJvate Research and Creative Work, (3) Internships and Professional Experiences, (4) Global and Intercultural Engagement and (5) Leadership and Citizenship.

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OTTERBEIN LOVE SONG Words by Celia Ihrig Grabill/Music by Grant Grabill Class of 1900

In a quiet peaceful village there is one we love so true.

She ever gives a welcome to her friends both old and new.

She stands serene mid tree tops green, Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our dear Otterbein.

Chorus: Old Otterbein our College, we sing of thee today.

Our memories â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;round thee linger in a sweet and mystic way.

O Otterbein, we love thee, our hearts are only thine.

We pledge anew, we will be true, Dear Otterbein.

CONVOCATION ETIQUETTE Silence your cell phone and refrain from any cell phone use (web surfing, text messaging, etc.).

Do not talk or whisper during the program.

Hats should be removed when the Otterbein Love Song is played.

Stay untfi the end of the program. (If you absolutely must leave, wait until a break iii the program, or a time when everyone is standing to minimize the disruption.)

During the processional and recessional, remain standing at your seat until those in the procession/recession have completely entered or left the building.

OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY