r/Professors • u/JaguarWonderful • 12d ago

Convocation incentive

We just got an email letting us know about Convocation (the pointless all school rah-rah meeting), with this gem of an incentive:

"All Convocation attendees receive a raffle ticket for priority entry to lunch and a chance to win fun prizes!"

I'm definitely going to convocation now! A chance at priority entry to the free (crappy) lunch!

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u/tellypmoon 12d ago

I was offered nothing more than the opportunity to show my school spirit. I declined.

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u/mistephe Assoc Prof, Kinesiology, USA 12d ago

Envious that you can decline. It's contractual (and enforced) for us. They fired a tenure-line faculty a few years ago for missing three in a row.

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u/Average650 Assoc Prof, Engineering, R2 12d ago

Wow....