President Jones to welcome incoming class at New Student Convocation on SundayThe University of Washington’s incoming classes will be welcomed on Sunday by President Robert J. Jones at the University’s 42nd annual New Student Convocation inside Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. Preliminary figures show the incoming freshman class will be about 7,175 students, with around 4,550 from Washington. The ceremony will serve as the University’s official welcoming ceremony for entering students, their families and friends. New Student Convocation is one of two landmark occasions where the University president, the Board of Regents, the deans of the schools and colleges and the faculty gather for an academic ceremony focused on students. Following the early morning ceremony, incoming students will form a giant block “W” on the field inside Husky stadium.