Annapolis Graduate Institute Campus Convening Weekend

The Annapolis Graduate Institute’s Spring 2025 Campus Convening Weekend will be held on Friday, March 28–Saturday, March 29. Attendance at two such weekends (or studying for at least one semester on-campus) is required for those completing the Low-Residency degree, and we envision the weekends as events for the entire Graduate Institute community. Academic and social activities are open to GI students, faculty, staff, and alumni unless otherwise indicated, and are planned to help us get to know one another as a community of learners–whether we are current students or alumni, whether we attend classes in-person or online.

Schedule of Events

Friday, March 28

Time Event
All Day “Open Office” Hosted by Brendan Boyle, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs.
This event is for visiting students or alumni to visit and have a cup of coffee.
2 p.m. Check-in at the Barr-Buchanan Center
3 p.m. Greenfield Library Orientation for Low-Residency Students
3:30 p.m. Campus Tour Led by Kashya Boretsky, Assistant Director for Graduate Student Services
4:30 p.m. Mitchell Art Museum Tour
6 p.m. Opening Reception and Dinner in the Barr-Buchanan Center.
Low-Residency students who have not previously signed the College Register will have a chance to do so as part of the event.
7:30 p.m. Friday Night Lecture on “The Power of Solitude in Sophocles’ Philoctetes” Presented by Emily Austin (University of Chicago)
9:15 p.m. Observatory Opening (Weather Permitting)

Saturday, March 29

Time Event
10:30 a.m. Brunch in Barr-Buchanan Center
12 p.m. Convening Weekend Seminar on Ms. Eva Brann’s “Socrates: Antitragedian” and Mr. Bill O’Grady’s “On Sophocles’ Philoctetes.”
1:45 p.m. Singing Opportunity with Mr. Freeman
3 p.m. Table Read of Heaney’s “The Cure at Troy”
4:30 p.m. Closing Reception at the President’s House

Please note: Students and alumni are encouraged to organize their own gatherings on Sunday, March 30. If students or alumni are interested in hosting one-time study groups or other activities on Sunday, March 30, please contact Kashya Boretsky (kashya.boretsky(at)sjc.edu) by Monday, March 24.

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