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Founders Day 2021
Founders day is April 23, 2021
Founders Day 2020 was Cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic
In the interest of everybody’s health, Founders Day is cancelled this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Founders Day 2019 was Friday, April 26
Lossie Freeman’s Founders Day Convocation Address
Founders Day Schedule
| 7:00 a.m. | Senior Walk |
| Meet at Main Hall | |
| Wear Commencement Robes | |
| Led by Chaplain Amy Rio and President Sandra Doran | |
| 7:45 a.m. | Special Breakfast in Corrin Refectory |
| 3:30 p.m | Senior Photo on the steps of Main Hall |
| If raining, this will be canceled until Commencement | |
| 3:40 p.m. | Robing for Trustees, Platform Party, Faculty |
| Shirley Recital Hall, Elberson Fine Arts Center (EFAC) | |
| 3:40 pm | Student procession lines up in Elberson Fine Arts Center |
| All Seniors wear Caps and Gowns | |
| *Fleer seniors: Call 336-917-5088 to register to process | |
| 4:15 pm | FOUNDERS DAY: Elberson Fine Arts Center, Hanes Auditorium |
| 5:15 pm | Award Photos: In front of EFAC Music Library or Lily Pond |
*Very important so all seniors are counted for seating