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"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become
The 2009 Honors Convocation Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 8th from 3:00-4:30 in the Main Auditorium.
This year's Keynote Speaker is Professor Tim Nulty in the Philosophy Department at UMD. Prof. Tim Nulty graduated from Clark University with Highest Honors in Philosophy, where he was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. While working on his Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut, Prof. Nulty was the recipient of the Outstanding Scholar Award from 1999 - 2002. He was a University of Connecticut Humanities Institute Graduate Fellow from 2003-2004. He has published numerous articles on such topics as Asian philosophy, the philosophy of language, the philosophy of mind, and metaphysics. Prof. Nulty's areas of specialization primarily involve 20th century philosophy and the philosophy of language. He also published a book on the nature of truth, Primitive Disclosive Alethism: Davidson, Heidegger and the Nature of Truth, in 2006.
What is the Honors Convocation Ceremony? Beginning in 1986, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has held an Honors Convocation each spring on the first Wednesday in May. Over its first twenty years, the Honors Convocation grew and changed as the University did, with individual departments and other organizations adding more and different awards to the program. Last year, the Convocation became a smaller, more intimate event as colleges and some departments now host their own separate honors recognition events for awards relevant to specific academic areas.Students recognized here today have achieved the highest grade point averages; have received prestigious named university-wide scholarships or awards; have completed the undergraduate four-year honors curriculum to become Commonwealth Scholars; or have merited other specific university wide recognitions. Very many other students at UMass Dartmouth have achieved personal and academic successes and have made strong efforts to excel. Today’s honorees represent and help us celebrate the high aspirations and academic achievementsof these many students.
2008 Convocation The 2007-2008 Convocation Ceremony was held on May 7, 2008. You may download a copy of the 2008 Honors Convocation Program below, which includes a list of Seniors who have completed the Honors Program, as well as Honors award recipients. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat reader. Please download a reader if you do not have one.
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Last Updated On: 4/26/09
