Convocation

Spring 2024 Convocation

Save the Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Location: Eastern Campus

More information coming soon!

Fall 2023 Convocation

Thank you to all who planned and participated in another successful Fall Convocation! 

Click here to view our Dropbox full of photos from this fall's event. 

Click here to view the power point from the morning session.

Agenda

Tri-C Pantry Donations

Please bring a donation for the Tri-C pantries! Donations will be collected in the Simon and Rose Mandel Lobby before the morning program.  

• School supplies (new, please)
• Non-perishable food items 
• Feminine hygiene products  
• Personal hygiene (shampoo, body wash, men’s/women’s deodorant, toothpaste (all non-travel size)) 
• Toilet paper (individually wrapped or four per package), paper towels, Kleenex, diapers (varying sizes) 
• Laundry detergent, dryer sheets 
• Can openers 
• Spices 

Program  

View the full program at this link or download the accessible PDF program here. Print copies will be available.  

Food and Beverage:  

• Breakfast will be served at 8:15 a.m. in the Simon and Rose Mandel Theatre lobby and includes your choice of egg, sausage or vegan breakfast sandwich, fresh fruit, assorted breakfast breads and pastries, coffee, tea, juice, and water.   
• Lunch will be served at noon in the gymnasium in the East Student Services (ESS) building.  Main course: Summer BBQ Bowls. Choose your base of Red Beans and Rice (V, Veg) or Macaroni and Cheese (Veg). Add your choice of grilled chicken strips, grilled steak strips, or sauteed summer vegetables (V, Veg) including zucchini, onion, bell peppers, yellow squash, and mushrooms. Toppings include bacon bits, shredded cheddar cheese, diced tomato, grilled onion, crispy french fried onion, coleslaw (V), and shredded lettuce.
  Beverage options includes iced tea, water, coffee, and hot tea.
  Dessert: Sheet Cake, gourmet dessert bars and chocolate chip cookies. 
• Key: Vegan (V), Vegetarian (Veg), Gluten Free (GF) 

Attire  

Business casual or your favorite Tri-C gear.     

Parking and Directions  

Click here for directions to Eastern Campus. The city of Beachwood has informed Tri-C that the intersection of Harvard Road and Richmond Road will be under construction during Convocation. Please allow for a few extra minutes and note the following road construction restrictions: 

West Bound Traffic on Harvard Road (from 271 intersection) 
Follow Detour signs: 

• Turn right (north) on Richmond Road.  
• Take the first left onto Eaton Parkway. This road will circle directly back to Harvard.  
• Go straight to cross Harvard Road and enter campus on Robert Bishop Drive. 
• Follow special events signs for parking. 

East Bound Traffic on Harvard Road (from Green Road)  

• Enter campus by turning right at Robert Bishop Drive, which is the light before Richmond Road. 
• Follow special events signs for parking. 

South Bound Traffic on Richmond Road (from Chagrin Blvd) 

• Turn right onto Eaton Parkway, just past Piada. This road will circle directly back to Harvard.  
• Go straight to cross Harvard Road and enter campus on Robert Bishop Drive. 
• Follow special events signs for parking. 

North Bound Traffic on Richmond Road (from Emery Road) 

• Enter campus directly from Richmond Road by turning left on Robert Nash Drive across from Floor & Décor, or the main entrance at the light across from Panera Bread.  
• Follow special events signs for parking. 

60^th Anniversary Photo Banner  

Be a part of Tri-C history as we celebrate our 60^th year at Fall 2023 Convocation. Come to convocation camera-ready and take a picture (or two!) of you and colleagues to put on a large photo banner! We’ll have instant print cameras that print photo stickers for you to add to a large banner
that will be placed in the archives to remember our 60^th year! Look for the banner in the Simon and Rose Mandel Theatre lobby before the morning program and at lunch in the ESS Gymnasium.