Entries drawn from the college history timeline
The Baccalaureate Service for 1982-1983 academic year was held at 10:30am during commencement weekend on Sunday, May 22 in the Allison Church. The service was named "A Celebration of the Arts" for the 210th academic year.
Commencement exercises for the 1982-83 academic year were held in front of Old West.
Opera composer Carlisle Floyd received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1983 Commencement exercises.
Musicologist Donald Jay Grout received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1983 Commencement exercises.
Minister and human rights activist James A. Forbes received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1983 Commencement exercises.
Art historian Julius S. Held received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1983 Commencement exercises.
Sir Richard Attenborough, CBE, British actor, director, and film producer, addressed the College as part of its 1983 Commencement exercises. Attenborough...
Pop artist Wayne Thiebaud received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1983 Commencement exercises.
This year's ceremony commemorated not only opening convocation, but also the 200th anniversary of the chartering of the college. After the academic procession, President Banks gave an address entitled "Living on Leftovers." New faculty, academic professionals, and administrative staff were...
The Baccalaureate Service for the 1983-1984 academic year was held at 10:00am during commencement weekend on Sunday, May 20 at the Kline Center. It was named "A Celebration of Peace" for the 211th academic year. The Right Reverend Desmond M. Tutu, general secretary of the South African Council...
Commencement exercises for the 1983-84 academic year were held in front of Old West.
Desmond Tutu, Nobel Prize-winning bishop and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1984 Commencement exercises.
Paul Martin Simon, Illinois Congressman from 1973-85 and Senator from 1985-97, addressed the College as part of its 1984 Commencement exercises. Rep. Simon also received an honorary degree from the College.
The 212th Opening Convocation ceremony was held on Tuesday, August 28th, 1984 in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. The ceremony began with the academic procession, which was followed by the introduction of new faculty members, academic professionals, and administrative staff. The Phi Beta...
The Baccalaureate Service for 1984-1985 academic year was held at 10:00am during commencement weekend on Sunday, May 19 at the Kline Center.
Commencement exercises for the 1984-85 academic year were held in front of Old West.
Isidor Isaac Rabi, nuclear physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, addressed the College as part of its 1985 Commencement exercises. Dr. Rabi also received an honorary degree from the College.
The 213th opening convocation ceremony was held in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium on Tuesday, August 27th, 1985 at 7:30. After the academic procession, the Dean of the college introduced the new faculty members, academic professionals, and administrative staff. Scholarship recipients were...
The Baccalaureate Service for the 1985-1986 academic year was held at 10:00am during commencement weekend on Sunday, May 18 at the Kline Center.
Commencement exercises for the 1985-86 academic year were held in front of Old West.
Author and political activist Ralph Nader received an honorary degree as part of the College's 1986 Commencement exercises.
Media businessman Thornton F. Bradshaw addressed the College as part of its 1986 Commencement exercises. Mr. Bradshaw also received an honorary degree from the College.
The 214th opening convocation was accompanied by a special celebration of Dickinson's relationship with the University of Bologna on its 900th anniversary. The ceremony was held on Tuesday, September 2, 1986 at 8:00 pm in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. Following the academic procession,...
At the 214th opening convocation ceremony, Dickinson celebrated its relationship with the University of Bologna in Italy. Fabio Roversi-Monaco, highly regarded law scholar and Rector of the University of Bologna, gave an address in response to his introduction by President Banks. This year...
In a mid-year convocation ceremony, the college celebrated its relationship with Bremen University in Germany. Jurgen Timm, Rector of Bremen University, gave an address and was awarded an honorary degree as Doctor of Science by the college. Timm has published in the fields of mathematics,...
