More than 550 students and their families celebrated the new academic year Tuesday by attending the 13th annual New Student Convocation. Chancellor Daniel Little greeted the crowd, saying, "One thing I have learned in my years serving as chancellor of this university is the quality, imagination and empathy of our students. You are ready to contribute to our university in every way—through interaction in the classroom, through community service, through engagement in student organizations and through your many perspectives and life experiences."