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Presidential Inauguration Schedule
Dr. Grant H. Cornwell will be formally inaugurated as eleventh president of The College of Wooster on Saturday, April 26, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. in McGaw Chapel. Guests are welcome to register for the event at Gault Alumni Center Thursday, April 24 (4-8 p.m.), Friday, April 25 (9 a.m.-6 p.m.) and Saturday, April 26 (7:30-10 a.m.)
Here is the schedule of events for the inaugural weekend:
Friday, April 25 |
11:30 a.m.
to
2:30 p.m. |
A Moveable Feast of Undergraduate Research
Sample food from local restaurants as you explore the variety of research being produced by Wooster students.
• Ebert Art Center • Freedlander Theatre, lobby • Kauke Hall, second floor • Taylor Hall, first floor
• Morgan Hall, 102 • Scovel Hall, lobby • Severance Chemistry, University Street lobby |
2:30 p.m.
to
3:30 p.m. |
The Transformative Power of Mentored, Independent Research: Student, Faculty, and Alumni Perspectives
Mark Wilson ’78, professor of geology (moderator)
Susan Clayton, professor of psychology, and Kerri Melenovsky ’08
Peter Havholm, professor of English, and Hannah LeGris ’08
Paul Edmiston, associate professor of chemistry, and Warren Swegal ’08
Mark Goodman ’90, executive vice president & chief operating officer, Save-a-Lot Stores
• Freedlander Theatre |
4:00 p.m.
to
5:30 p.m. |
The Education Our Students Need Now: A Roundtable on Liberal Learning in the 21st Century
Grant Cornwell, president, The College of Wooster (moderator)
Thomas Coburn, president, Naropa University
Richard Guarasci, president, Wagner College
Caryn McTighe Musil, vice president for diversity, equity and global initiatives, Association of American Colleges and Universities
Mwenda Ntarangwi, associate professor of sociology, Calvin College
Carol Geary Schneider, president, Association of American Colleges and Universities
Daniel Sullivan, president, St. Lawrence University
• Scheide Music Center |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Inaugural Lecture • Freedlander Theatre
Martha Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, The University of Chicago
This event has been underwritten by the Peter Mortensen Endowed Lecture Fund.
Mr. Mortensen is a graduate of the Class of 1956. |
Saturday, April 26 |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Inaugural Convocation
• McGaw Chapel |
| Noon |
Picnic Luncheon
• South Mall |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Spring Dance Concert and Percussion Ensemble
• Freedlander Theatre |
| 9:00 p.m. |
Música y Danza Latina: An Inaugural Gala
Latin dance instruction 8-9:00 p.m.
- Lowry Center (Semi-formal attire) |
Sunday, April 27 |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Music Hour
• McGaw Chapel |
Alumni are encouraged to come back to campus to share in this celebration. If you do plan to attend, please let us know by calling 330-287-1900 or emailing inauguration@wooster.edu
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