Mississippi State welcomed its largest-ever freshman class, as well as new transfer students, to campus with fall convocation on Tuesday [Aug. 22], marking the beginning of their academic journey at the university. Students were presented with a commemorative coin, a traditional keepsake to hold on to from the beginning to the end of their undergraduate tenure at MSU. MSU alumnus Stanley Blackmon encouraged the new students to seize the many opportunities in front of them during college. Click here for more photos from convocation.