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title: "Convocation 2018: \"As we elevate what is holy, may we be transformed.\""
description: Fall Convocation 2018 with Welcome from President Lew Zeidner and Address from Dr. Jennifer Awes Freeman
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# [Convocation 2018: "As we elevate what is holy, may we be transformed."](https://blog.unitedseminary.edu/the-canvas/convocation-2018-as-we-elevate-what-is-holy-may-we-too-be-transformed)

 Written by [Max Brumberg-Kraus](https://blog.unitedseminary.edu/the-canvas/author/max-brumberg-kraus) | Oct 12, 2018 3:03:35 PM

United's 2018 Fall Convocation was held on September 25. President Lew Zeidner welcomed all with a message about tolerating and leaning into ambiguity. Dr. Jennifer Awes Freeman, installed this year as Assistant Professor of Theology & the Arts, delivered an address using metaphors of pilgrimage and elevation.  Below you can watch the full ceremony:

 

 

 

 

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