Convocation and Van Sickle Endowed Lecture: Corey Ciocchetti

Come celebrate the incoming Class of 2029! Join us long with Guest Speaker, Corey Ciocchetti, as we welcome our #GoldenKnights into the Clarkson family! Meet and Greet will follow convocation. 

Event Poster, Van Sickle Lecture

Date: Friday, Aug. 22nd, 2025 

Time: 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm  

Location: Cheel Arena

Speaker Biography: 

Serving as the Bill Daniels Professor of Business Ethics and Legal Studies at the University of Denver, Corey Ciocchetti is one of the University’s most popular and highest-rated professors. Corey joined DU after graduating with a law degree from Duke University School of Law, a Masters degree in Religious Studies and two Bachelor’s degrees in Finance and Economics—summa cum laude—from the University of Denver.


Corey is a talented speaker and teacher and has won multiple teaching and speaking awards, including the Outstanding Professor of the Year Award and the Joel Goldman Award for most respected speaker on the CAMPUSPEAK roster. In 2023, he was named as one of the Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professors in the country. Corey currently teaches classes on business law and ethics in a department ranked by the Wall Street Journal and Business Week in the top ten nationwide for producing students with high ethical standards.

Corey also speaks to tens of thousands of individuals each year about “authentic success” and living an ethical life and is the author of the book Inspire Integrity: Chase An Authentic Life. He has spoken to diverse audiences in over 350 cities and 46 states over the past eighteen years. A Colorado native, Corey resides in Denver with his wife, Jillian and daughters Sophia and Sydney.

If you have any questions, please contact us via email at: osl@clarkson.edu

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