(BEAVER FALLS, Pa.) – The Geneva College community will join together by focusing on the Lord on Friday, August 31 to mark the beginning of the Fall 2018 semester with the traditional Academic Convocation Ceremony. Faculty members clad in formal academic regalia will welcome first-year students in Metheny Fieldhouse at 10:10 a.m. Convocation will be livestreamed at Geneva.edu/live.

Dr. Frederick “Jay” Neikirk, Professor of Political Science, will present the convocation address, Of Many Books & Wearisome Studies: Our Proper Response. Jamie Swank, Dean of Student Development, will charge the students and Chaplain Rutledge Etheridge will pray for them.

Dr. Melinda Stephens, newly named Provost of Geneva College, will present awards in four categories to faculty. After receiving the nominations of students and faculty colleagues, the annual award recipients for Excellence in Teaching, Excellence in Scholarship, Excellence in Part-Time Teaching and Outstanding Service are revealed at each Convocation ceremony. Recipients receive a monetary gift and a plaque.

Dr. Calvin L. Troup, President of Geneva College, will announce faculty promotion and tenure decisions and close the ceremony in prayer.

Geneva College is a Christ-centered academic community that provides a comprehensive education to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to God and neighbor. Offering over 80 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, Adult Degree Programs with fully online and classroom options, and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva’s programs are recognized for their high quality. U.S. News & World Report ranks Geneva as a Top Three Best Value Regional University with one of the Top 100 engineering programs in the nation. Adhering to the truth of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in God’s Word as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today’s world.