Convocation 2019 provides hearty welcome for Tulane first-year students August 23, 2019 2:30 PM | Sally Asher today@tulane.edu View PDF On Friday, Tulane University President Mike Fitts officially welcomed the Class of 2023 at the 2019 Convocation, held at McAlister Hall. (Photos by Sally Asher) Students receive T-shirts as they file in to McAlister Hall. President Mike Fitts (left) prepares to greet the crowd of first-year students as Provost Robin Forman (right) looks on. Cheerleader Maddie Weibelt helps the audience keep their energy high before the program. Incoming first-year students get into the spirit of the day. Dr. Michael White's Original Liberty Jazz Band leads the crowd out of McAlister Hall. Other Related Articles Class of 2028 enters their ‘Roll Wave era’ with Swiftie-inspired Convocation Students create video games in class The musical robots of Dixon Hall Studying disease-causing bacteria in Lake Pontchartrain Tulane alumni honored at 2024 Black Medical Alumni Reunion