Students Challenged to Seek Wisdom at Opening Convocation

In his speech at Opening Convocation, Thursday, September 6, President Mark Haynal invited students to learn from the wisdom of others rather than from simply making their own mistakes.  To illustrate his point Haynal showed a short video, shown below, in which CUC professors wrote an imaginary letter to their 18-year-old self.  (Please see video below.)

"Wisdom shouts in the streets.She cries out in the public square.  She is all about you on our campus in the form of learned faculty, caring staff, trusted friends, thousands of books, scholarly journals and online resources, and time spent knowing and understanding God," said Haynal.  "Will you truly seek wisdom and learn from her in all her forms on this campus?  Or will you continue learning primarily from your own foolish mistakes?

Dr. Aaron Au plays with the Edmonton

Symphony Orchestra and is the new director

of CUC's Chamber Orchestra.

Grand music is always part of Opening Convocation.  In addition to singing the school song with Dr. Wendolin Munroe, students enjoyed an organ prelude by Dr. Wendy Markosky, and a viola solo by new director of CUC's Chamber Orchestra, Dr. Aaron Au.  The service concluded with the congregation singing Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah.

To view the printed program for Opening Convocation please click here.

CUC's chaplains Paul Antunes and Janice De-Whyte led the congregation in the scripture reading, Proverbs 1:20-23.

Registrar Larry Murrin announced that 548 
students had received financial clearance, a strong

indicator that once the final figures are tallied 

enrolment could be up for the 4th year in a row.