Thursday, December 6
11:30am-1:00pm
Christ Chapel

Anthony Romero is unable to travel due to the nor’easter hitting New York. Instead, we are pleased to announce that RALPH NADER will be joining us as the 2012 Fall Convocation speaker.

Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate, lawyer, author, and Green Party presidential candidate. Time Magazine named him as one of the 100 Most Influential Americans in the Twentieth Century. For over four decades Ralph Nader has exposed problems and organized millions of citizens into more than 100 public interest groups to advocate for solutions. He will relate the struggle for justice to the outcome of the 2012 presidential race and share ways to inspire us to take charge of America’s democracy. Read his full bio. (PDF)

The 2012 Silent Leader Award and the 2012 Faculty Award for Community-Based Engagement will also be presented at the event.

In 1984, Fall Convocation was initiated by a group of Gettysburg College students who were concerned that the campus did not gather often enough to engage in conversations around current issues. Today's Fall Convocation continues this tradition of engaging our campus in and advocating for change in our nation and world.