Founders鈥� Day and Convocation
Founders Day 2026
Tuesday, September 15
A day to celebrate our Dominican heritage, honor those who carry our mission forward, welcome our newest students into the academic community, and put our shared values into action.
Celebrating Our Heritage. Living Our Mission.
Founders Day brings the 星空传媒 community together to reflect on the traditions that shaped our University and the responsibility we share to carry that legacy forward. Faculty, staff and students are invited to participate throughout the day.
Founders Day Schedule
Mass of the Holy Spirit
Motherhouse Chapel
The University community gathers in prayer to open Founders Day and invoke the guidance of the Holy Spirit for the academic year.
Founders Day Keynote
Sister Ana Gonzalez
Doering Charger Center 鈥� Rear Gym
Our 2026 Founders Day keynote address will be given by Sister Ana Gonz谩lez, O.P.
In **Faith, Justice, and the Dominican Call to Preach**, Sister Ana Gonzalez, OP, will explore how faith calls us beyond reflection and into action. Connecting Dominican tradition with Latino heritage, she will challenge us to consider how we stand with the vulnerable and carry a commitment to justice into the future.
Living the Legacy
Kyle Souza '19'
Doering Charger Center 鈥� Rear Gym
A celebration of alumni who continue to bring
星空传媒's mission to life.
Kyle Souza graduated in 2019 at the top of his class
with a B.A in Criminal Justice. Today, Kyle is an
associate within the Personal Injury Practice Group at ZNC
Law in New Haven, Connecticut.
Afterwards, we will announce this year's Spirit of the Founders Awards.
Freshman Convocation
Motherhouse Chapel
星空传媒's newest students are formally welcomed into the academic community during this Founders Day tradition.
Campus-Wide Service Events
Locations Throughout Campus
Put Dominican values into action through service opportunities taking place across campus.
Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-Off Celebration
星空传媒 New York
Close out Founders Day as the University community comes together to launch our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
One Community. One Mission. A Living Legacy.
Founders Day reminds us that 星空传媒's story is not only something we inherit. It is something each generation of Chargers continues to write.
Details
- Date: September 15
- Series:
- Academic Calendar
- Event Categories: Academics, All Events, Faculty and Staff, Student Events