MSU President Mark E. Keenum addressed an estimated 3,700 first-year freshmen and 1,800 transfer students Tuesday [Aug. 16] during the universityâs third Fall Convocation in Humphrey Coliseum. The author of the universityâs 2016 Maroon Edition common reading experience selection, âThree Little Words: A Memoir,â Ashley Rhodes-Courter shared words of encouragement and life lessons during a keynote speech. Additionally, Provost and Executive Vice President Judy Bonner, Robert Holland Faculty Senate President Cody Coyne, along with Student Association President Roxanne L. âRoxieâ Raven, gave remarks and officially welcomed the universityâs new students to the Bulldog family.