Spring Convocation

The Spring Convocation is an academic ceremony and tradition for Greensboro College that celebrates its graduating students as they prepare to join the “Long Green Mile” as Alumni of Greensboro College. It is at this event where graduating students will receive their bronze medallion, imprinted with the college seal.

The Spring Convocation ceremony will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2026 from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Huggins Performance Center.*

Attendance at this event is required of all graduating students and all other students are encouraged to attend to support their graduating classmates.

GC faculty are expected to participate in this event by processing and recessing in academic regalia. All staff are expected to attend the event as well and are invited to join in the processional and recessional if desired.

Please be certain to place the Spring Convocation on your calendar.  

*This event is not open to the public.

Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, Greensboro College class of 2019

“I loved the GC Honors program and Greensboro College. I felt safe and a sense of genuine belonging at the college. I worked closely with my thesis advisor and professors who helped inspire me to define my path and passion of interest. That path has led me to complete my doctoral studies in Engineering Mechanics.”

- Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, Class of ’19, Mathematics Major

Dr. Josh Fitzgerald earned his master's from Virginia Tech University (studied astrodynamics) as well as earning an Engineering Mechanics Ph.D. He joined the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX as an Advanced Mission Design Engineer, optimizing trajectories for the Artemis II and III missions to return humans to the moon.