View Fall Convocation 2022

Fall Convocation 2022 was held on Wednesday, August 31 at 4:45 p.m. The event was livestreamed from the Severance Music Hall. 

Our 2022 keynote speaker was Anisfield-Wolf award winning author Peter Ho Davies. Davies' book The Fortunes, was chosen as Case Western Reserve University’s 2022 common reading book. 

To watch a specific section of Fall Convocation, please take note of the timing listed below: 

Order of Ceremony  Speaker Time 
Welcome  Eric W. Kaler, President, Case Western Reserve University 4:30
Remarks Julie Gerberding, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees 8:35
Remarks Ananya Hari, President,  Undergraduate Student Government 12:35
Presentation of Distinguished University Professors Eric W. Kaler, President, Case Western Reserve University 15:10
Speaker Introduction Eric W. Kaler, President, Case Western Reserve University 21:55
Address  Peter Ho Davies, Elaine G. Hadden Distinguished Visiting Author, The Fortunes 24:15