CCA Dean's Convocation Features Entertainment Grand Slam Winner Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno, one of the busiest stars in show business, will speak at the Caine College of the Arts’ sixth annual Dean’s Convocation Monday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. in the Caine Performance Hall on Utah State University’s Logan campus.

“The Dean’s Convocation has become one of the great traditions for the Caine College of the Arts,” said Craig Jessop, the college’s dean. “It is a spectacular opportunity to gather together as a college and celebrate the start of a new academic year. We are honored to have a performer of Rita Moreno’s caliber as our guest.”

Moreno belongs to an elite group of performers who have won entertainment’s grand slam of the industry’s most prestigious awards — the Oscar, the Emmy, the Tony and the Grammy. She won a Golden Globe, National Medal of Arts, Screen Actors Guild Achievement Award and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She will be a recipient of this year’s Kennedy Center Honors award, which celebrates an individual’s lifetime artistic achievements.

Moreno has acted in more than 40 films and television shows, including West Side Story and The Electric Company, and has starred on Broadway and the West End in London. She performs concerts across the country and often appears as a guest artist with symphony orchestras. Moreno is also involved with a number of civic and charitable organizations and events.

The convocation is the Caine College of the Arts’ formal welcome to all students and provides an opportunity to meet faculty, staff and administration from the CCA.

Tickets for the Convocation are free and required for entry. For more information, contact the CCA Box Office located in room L101 of the Chase Fine Arts Center on USU’s campus, call 435-797-8022 or see the college’s Production Services website.           

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Writer and contact: Whitney Schulte, 435-797-9203, whitney.schulte@usu.edu