New Student Convocation

Your Official Welcome to Cleveland State University

Saturday, August 22, 2026
11 a.m. – noon
Waetjen Auditorium
Music and Communications Building
2001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, 44115 

Taking place the weekend before the fall semester starts, New Student Convocation is the official welcome for new and transfer students. Students are treated to giveaways, learn about Cleveland State University, meet our leaders and more. After Convocation, new students and their families are welcome to join VikesFEST - our street fair planned by the Division of Student Belonging and Success.

Accessibility

If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact our office of Disability and Testing Services at ods@csuohio.edu or 216-687-2015. Requests made one week in advance of the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.