DVD's

    DVDs of the 2011 University of Washington Freshman Convocation are now available from UWTV. To purchase your DVD please contact UWTV at tvdist@uw.edu.

    Photos

    Photos taken at Freshman Convocation and the President's Picnic are available from Team Photogenic at their website, www.teamphotogenic.com. Use the "Browse by Date" function to find the September 25th event. You can see thumbnails of the photos and download the ones you wish to purchase.

    T-shirts

    t-shirt150th anniversary t-shirts are now available! They are $10 plus shipping and handling. If you would like to purchase a t-shirt please contact our office. (Click on image to enlarge.)

    Fun Facts

    The University Mace, seen in the banner at the top of this page, is one of several objects featured at Freshman Convocation that symbolize the University of Washington's grand history and tradition. More>>

    The four columns that dominate the convocation stage seen above are replicas of the columns that graced the entrance to the building that housed the first Washington Territorial University, built in 1861. Those columns were preserved and moved to the UW campus when the Territorial University was razed in 1908. They were recently restored and can be seen in Sylvan Grove.     More>>




    A webcast of Freshman Convocation will be available from UWTV following the ceremony. The Convocation will also be broadcast by UWTV on September 27, at 8 p.m. The following week it will air as a UWTV Special on 10/3 at 3:00 p.m., 10/6 at 4:00 p.m., and 10/7 at 1:00 p.m.

     

     

     


... a University of Washington welcome for freshmen, their friends and families.

Sept 25 - The University of Washington’s  150th anniversary celebration got off to an inspirational start today as over 6,000 incoming students and  their families and friends  were welcomed to campus at the 28th Annual Freshman Convocation.    

University President Michael K. Young

On a magnificent stage, resplendent in purple and gold and framed by the four columns, President Michael Young, regents, senior administrators, deans, and members of the faculty, gathered to greet the newest members of the Husky family. Read more >>


President's Picnic

Cake Cutting

From left to right: Regent Kelsey Knowles, Regent Herb Simon, Regent Kristianne Blake (Chair), President Michael Young, Marti Young, President Young's wife.
Following the convocation President Young hosted a sold-out fifth annual President's Picnic on the Rainier Vista lawn. An amazing 150th Anniversary ice sculpture served as the centerpiece for 1,300 students and their family members, who enjoyed a delicious lunch prepared by Bay Laurel Catering, listened to jazz from an outstanding UW student ensemble, the Jazz Hunter Trio, and chatted with the President, senior administrators, and faculty members. President Young was the center of attention, as guests who were the lucky recipients of The Mountain and the Fountain, a wonderful history of the UW, lined up to talk to the President and have him autograph their books.