Fall 2026 Convocation Calendar
Thursday, August 27 at 3 pm: Opening Convocation with Cheryl Nixon, Berea College President
Thursday, September 3 at 8 pm: Stephenson Memorial Concert: Tee Dee Young, Blues Guitarist
Thursday, September 10 at 3 pm: Harlow Shapley Visiting Lecture: Kavitha Arur, NASA Scientist
Thursday, September 24 at 3 pm: Ato Andoh, GCS Fibers CEO
Thursday, October 1 at 8 pm: Stephenson Memorial Concert: Ukrainian Village Voices, Choir
Thursday, October 8 at 3 pm: Taylor Fellows Showcase
Friday, October 9 at 7 pm: Celebration of Traditional Music
Thursday, October 22 at 3 pm: Andrew Aydin & Cory Vaillancourt, Contributors to Islands in the Sky: A People’s History of Hurricane Helene
Thursday, November 5 at 3 pm: Brian Christian, Author of The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values
Thursday, November 12 at 8 pm: Stephenson Memorial Concert: Los Juanos, Indie-Regional Mexicano Band
Convocations Celebrating Student Performance
Students may fulfill one of their required Convocations by attending a student theatre, music, or dance performance (i.e., if I go see my friends perform in No Exit, the BME Concert, and Berea Dances, I will only receive credit for one of those events).
Jean Paul Sartre’s No Exit performed by Berea College Theatre (students may attend one showing for credit)
Tuesday, October 20 at 7:30 pm: Berea College Wind & Jazz Ensemble Concert
Thursday, November 5 at 8:00 pm: Berea Dances
Saturday, November 7 at 2 pm: Berea College’s Black Music Ensemble Fall Concert
Steven Sater & Duncan Sheik’s Spring Awakening performed by Berea College Theatre