Watch a video from the 48th Convocation and Welcome Back Bash.

More than 1,500 incoming freshmen and transfer students attended UT Dallas’ 48th Convocation. During the ceremonial event, faculty, staff and the University’s leadership celebrated the arrival of the newest Comets to campus.

As new UT Dallas President Richard C. Benson took to the podium to deliver the keynote address, the crowd rose for a standing ovation.

“The growth of this University in the span of just two generations has been nothing short of spectacular, and I can assure you that UT Dallas will be measurably changed when you graduate a little after our 50th anniversary,” Benson said during his remarks. “More importantly, you will be measurably changed in those same years.”

  • Cordelia Osondu, Class of '17, passed the University mace to Marissa Groenendaal, Class of '20, to welcome all new Comets to the University.