Inauguration Events

President Ayers' Inauguration weekend featured a variety of events, including:

Thursday, April 10

“New Perspectives on the American Civil War”
A Symposium
4:30–6:00 p.m. 
Robins Center
A reception and book signing followed the symposium.

Friday, April 11

Welcome Center
9:00–11:00 a.m.
Weinstein Center for Recreation and Wellness

Installation Ceremony
12:00 p.m. 
Robins Center

Inauguration Picnic
1:00 p.m.  
Millhiser Green

Eco-Spider Challenge
2:45 p.m.
Millhiser Green

Campus Open Houses
3:30–5:00 p.m.

“The Environmental Imperative: Working Towards a Sustainable Future”
Trip Pollard, Director of the Land and Community Program
Southern Environmental Law Center
4:00 p.m.
Tyler Haynes Commons

“Fifty Years of Rock, Jazz, Soul, and Rhythm & Blues”
Inauguration and Reunion Weekend Celebration 
7:30 p.m. 
Millhiser Green

Sunday, April 13

"Reaching for the Stars"
Featuring Astronaut Leland Melvin, R'86
2–4 p.m.