Honors College Convocation Ceremony 2022 Program
Thursday, August 25, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
Dekelboum Concert Hall, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Opening Remarks
Prof. Peter Mallios, Executive Director of the Honors College
Introduction of the Honors Student Representative
Dr. Jessica Lu, Director, Design, Cultures and Creativity
Welcome Class of 2026
Bryant Rivera Cortez, sophomore Middle School Math and Science Education major
Design, Cultures and Creativity
Honors College Tradition: Time Capsule
Dr. Traci Dula, Associate Director, Honors College
Introduction of the Distinguished Alumni Speaker
Prof. David Lovell, Director, Gemstone Honors
Distinguished Alumni Speaker
Ms. Kyeisha Laurence ’21, Gemstone Alumna
Introduction of Musician
Prof. Randy Ontiveros, Director, Honors Humanities
Musical Interlude
Max Filliben, sophomore Engineering major, Honors Humanities
“American Reverie”
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Dean William Cohen, Associate Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Darryll Pines, President of the University of Maryland
Honors College Tradition
Closing Remarks
Prof. Peter Mallios
Special thanks for the generosity of our campus partners:
Ms. Teresa Thacker, Department of Business Services
Ms. Jessica Perez and Ms. Christianelle Nwoke, University Health Center
Staff, Department of Resident Life (special shout outs to the RAs!)
Staff, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center