The event that I attended was the freshman convocation that occurred on September 29^th, 2016. This event was organized by the honors program freshman seminars, with special thanks to Georgeann Lenard. The convocation was a one-time performance that occurred in the PAC. This event hosted the lovely Ellen Forney, whom is the illustrator of The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. To begin, Ellen Forney went into detail of how she created her illustrations, and would show her illustrations on the screen to give examples. At one point, Ellen talked about how she would use facial expressions and words at the same time to confuse people and make an illustration seem more like a joke than something to be taken seriously. When she finished, Ellen Forney then discussed her illustrations that she created in her own personal memoir Marbles. Ellen Forney was able to share her personal experiences with bipolar disorder and how she was able to overcome her hardships a lot of times through drawing. She told the audience what it felt like to have others feel that you have one or more personalities that could come out at any time. Forney then discussed and answered questions from the audience, such as how she came to know Sherman Alexie and have the privilege of illustrating for him. Afterwards, she even signed her books for those that wanted a signed copy. This event was very enjoyable and useful if you really loved the summer reading book; however, it could be a little dry if the book did not have a personal meaning to you as much as it did for her, so you may not understand the significance of the illustrations. It definitely was a worthwhile experience, and in the end, no matter how I felt about it, it was still noteworthy to be able to meet an accomplished, and hard-working modern artist.