Walk for Awareness Fall Convocation

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Walk for AwarenessFall Convocation
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Walk for Awareness

• Some History
• In memory of Jeni Gray
• ASU Graduate Class of 84
• Worked for Mt. Airy News then the Watauga
  Democrat
• Then became a staff writer for the University
• Abducted on September 24, 1989 and missing person
  for two weeks
• Found on October 9, 1989
• Leigh Cooper ASU Student, was informed of
  Grays Death Raped and abducted by same man

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• Daniel Lee, Abductor
• One count, First-Degree Murder
• Three counts, Sexual Assault
• Charged Death Sentence, Automatic Appeal in North
  Carolina
• Died in prison from medical condition before his
  appeal went through

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Why a Walk?

• Concern for personal safety on campus and in
  community
• Walk in memorial to gray as a reminder of the
  need of personal safety
• Evolved to include awareness of violence against
• Women, Men, Children and the Elderly

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Why Participate?

• To remember Jeni Gray
• Make a commitment to practicing good personal
  safety habits
• Support victims and survivors of acts of violence
  like Leigh Cooper Wallace
• To affirm and reaffirm our commitment to
  awareness and to make a statement against acts of
  violence

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Where is it and where do we go?

• Walk starts in Sanford Mall
• Speeches
• Silent walk carrying candles and flashlights to
  Kidd Brewer Stadium

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Convocation

• Formal Opening of the Academic Year
• Celebrates
• ASUs Mission
• Accomplishments
• Educational Community
• Begins with a formal entrance of faculty and
  administrators
• Academic Regalia
• Formal Music
• Guest speakers

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Regalia

• Medieval Europe Traditions of education
• 1895 - American Council on Education met to
  formalize a system of Academic Regalia Standards
• Three Main Parts
• Caps
• Hoods
• Gowns

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Caps

• Mortarboard is worn primarily by all degrees
• Tassel Variations
• Black Any Degree
• Colors Associate Faculty
• Gold Metallic Thread Doctors/Governing Officials

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Gowns

• Bachelors
• Simple gown
• Distinguished by its long pointed sleeves
• No adornment

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• Masters
• Similar to the Bachelors Gown
• Open Cuffs at wrists

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• Doctor
• Velvet Panels down the front and around the neck
• Three velvet bars on each sleeve
• Ornamented in colors
• Panels in the color of the faculty

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Hoods

• Bachelors Hood
• Three Feet Long
• Least ornate
• Two inch velvet trim color of faculty

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Masters Hood

• Masters
• Three and a half feet long
• A little more ornate
• Three inch trim color of faculty

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Doctoral Hood

• Doctors
• The most significance
• Five inch trim color of faculty
• Inside color color of institution

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University Medallion

• Worn by Chancellor Peacock
• Badge of the highest office
• Worn at Convocation and Graduation
• Created in 1994

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University Mace

• Carried by Dr. Bill Ward, Assoc. Vice Chancellor
  for Academic Affairs
• Proceeds the Chancellor in the Procession
• Top has a red-tailed hawk symbolizing power,
  authority and empowerment of education
• Talons of Hawk are grasping two crystals
• Global nature of Appalachian
• Reproduction of Grandfather Mountain

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W. H. Plemmons Medallion

• Given to Students, Faculty and Staff for
  providing leadership on our campus
• In honor of W. H. Plemmons, Second President of
  Appalachian State University
• Recognition is made during convocation to leaders
  on our campus