Induction Ceremony

Each year, Denison welcomes the newest members of its student community at the Induction Ceremony. As part of this ceremony, members of the faculty and staff greet and applaud the new class, which processes along Chapel Walk before arriving at Swasey Chapel.

The president formally welcomes the new class with a charge to excellence and service over the next four years. In addition to the president, speakers include the student body president of the Denison Campus Governance Association (DCGA), the chair of the faculty, and others. Also included is the premiere performance of a musical fanfare commissioned specifically for the class. Four years later, at the class’ Commencement exercises, the fanfare is performed for the second and final time. 

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