Carleton Convos

Carleton Opening Convo with Governor Tim Walz | September 14, 2026

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Carleton’s Opening Convocation is the first campus-wide event of a new academic year. It is a time of joy as we reassemble to engage in discovery and exploration. An important tradition, the Opening Convocation ceremony is intended both to affirm continuity with the past and to embrace new beginnings.

This year’s keynote address was given by Governor Tim Walz, keeping with a long tradition of…