A Convocation (Latin 'calling together', translating the Greek ecclesia) is a group of people formally assembled for a special purpose. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c
In particular, it is also used to refer to:
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Academic convocations
In some Universities, the term "convocation" refers specifically to the entirety of the alumni of the university, which function as one of the university's representative bodies. Due to its inordinate size, the Convocation will elect a standing committee, which is responsible for making representations concerning the views of the alumni to the university administration. The convocation also, however, can hold general meetings, at which any alumni can attend. The main function of the convocation is to represent the views of the alumni to the university administration, to encourage co-operation among alumni (esp. in regard to donations), and to elect members of the University's governing body (known variously as the Senate, Council, Board, etc. , depending on the particular institution, but basically equivalent to a board of directors of a corporation. ) The equivalent of the Convocation in the Scottish University system is the General Council. The General Council of an ancient university in Scotland is the corporate body of all graduates and senior Academics of each University
In the University of Oxford, the Convocation was originally the main governing body of the University, consisting of all doctors and masters of the University, but it now comprises all graduates of the university and its only remaining function is to elect the Chancellor of the University and the Professor of Poetry. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the
At some universities and colleges (e. g. University of Chicago, Cornell University, and most Canadian universities), graduation events are called "convocations," as opposed to commencements, as in other US universities. The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an Academic degree or the associated ceremony At others, graduation ceremonies consist of both a commencement and a convocation with the commencement being the larger, university-wide ceremony and the individual colleges presenting degrees at a convocation.
At other colleges such as Simpson College and Marymount University, convocation can also refer to a formal ceremony in which arriving freshmen sign the College "matricula", a ceremonial parchment that contains the names of all of the students and alumni. For the college in Redding California associated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance see Simpson University. Marymount University is a coeducational four-year Catholic university whose main campus is located in Arlington Virginia.
Ecclesiastical convocations
Convocation of the English Clergy
The technical name given in the Church of England to what corresponds in some respects to a Catholic provincial synod, though in other respects it differs widely from it. The Convocation of the English Clergy is a Synodical assembly of the Church of England consisting of bishops and clergy It is the name of the assemblies of the two Provinces of the Church of England, the Convocations of Canterbury and York, and various other assemblies of other churches. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican The Province of Canterbury, also called the Southern Province, is one of two Ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England. The Province of York is one of two Ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England and consists of 14 Dioceses which cover the northern third of These two bodies of the Church of England were prorogued by Royal Writ in 1717, because of conflict between Whig Bishops and the clergy in the Bangorian controversy. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican The Bangorian Controversy was a theological argument within the Church of England in the 18th century They were revived in the nineteenth century, Canterbury in 1852 and York in 1861. They were exclusively clerical assemblies until 1885, when a House of Laity was added to each Convocation. At the beginning of the twentieth century, joint meetings of both Convocations formed a Representative Council which, having no power or legal authority, was superseded in 1920 by the Church Assembly. The Convocations still exist but legal power now rests with the General Synod set up in the 1970s.
Graduation
In many universities throughout the world convocation is the university graduation ceremony to award degrees to students and honorary graduands. Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an Academic degree or the associated ceremony [1]
Other use
- A convocation is also a collective noun for eagles. In Linguistics, a collective noun is a word used to define a group of objects where "objects" can be People, Animals Inanimate things Eagles are large birds of prey which are members of the Bird order Falconiformes and family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera
- A formal or ceremonial meeting (noun), or assembly.
- A meeting of companions of a Holy Royal Arch chapter
References
The Holy Royal Arch commonly referred to as a Chapter is an additional degree of Freemasonry.Dictionary
convocation
-noun
- The act of calling or assembling by summons.
- An assembly or meeting.
- An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.
- An academical assembly, in which the business of the university is transacted.
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