Convocation

Exposition Center, Hermann Hall
Sunday, October 8, 2006, 2:00 p.m.

Processional

Welcome
William Craig Rice, President

Statement for the Board of Trustees
Daniel Shiner

Welcome to Chicago
Allan S. Myerson
Provost, Illinois Institute of Technology

Recognition of Marc Hoffman, Prime Mover
Academic Recognitions
&
Introduction of Convocation Speaker
Barbara S. Stone, Dean of the College

Address:
"The Sting of the Torpedo Fish; The Bite of the Gadfly"
Christopher B. Nelson
President, St. John’s College, Annapolis
Trustee, Shimer College

Closing Remarks
William Craig Rice, President

Recessional

Reception
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the Shimer College Association
Elisabeth Buchanan and Alan Rosenberg, Co-Chairs

Tours of Shimer's New Home
3424 South State Street