Convocation

Convocation brings together the Wilson community – first-year and transfer students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends – to celebrate the new academic year.

The 2026 Convocation will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, August 28, in the Alumnae Chapel. 

A live-stream of the ceremony will be available here on the day of the event. 

Convocation, from the Latin convocare, can be translated as a "calling together", and defined as a "ceremonial assembly of members of a college or university".

Wilson College has a long-standing tradition of calling together her members each year, at the beginning of the fall semester. Held in the Alumnae Chapel, Thomson Hall, faculty, students, staff and administrators are all called to participate in this important academic event.