Torch Lighting Convocation Ceremony

History of
Convocation

The University traditionally begins the academic year with a gathering called the Torch Lighting Convocation Ceremony. This official welcome event at UConn for residential first-year students marks the only time that the entire entering undergraduate class gathers as one.

We will welcome the Class of 2028 at the Torch Lighting Convocation Ceremony on Friday, August 23, 2024 at 7:45pm EST on the Student Union Mall.

Students should leave all backpacks and large bags in their dorms. They will not be permitted at this event.

Do you use CART? Please visit this website when the ceremony begins for live captioning.

Convocation ceremony

A view of the Torch Lighting Convocation ceremony held on the Student Union Mall on Aug. 22, 2014.
(Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)