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The Ceremony

A new chapter in the 172-year history of DePauw will be celebrated on Friday, October 10, as the University community and its friends gather for the inauguration of the institution's nineteenth president, Brian W. Casey. The ceremony, which will be part of this year's Old Gold Weekend, begins at 4 p.m. in Holton Memorial Quadrangle (in the event of rain, the proceedings will take place in the Lilly Center). The 104 international flags lining the walkway, placed in alphabetical order, signify the 104 countries where our students hail from and the places DePauw faculty members and students have studied these last 5 years.

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Order of Procession

Students representing Asbury College of Liberal Arts academic departments, interdisciplinary programs and Programs of Distinction, and School of Music

Representatives of Student Government

Faculty members of the University

Emeriti faculty members of the University

Members of the President's Cabinet

Members of the Board of Trustees

Delegates from Academic Institutions and Educational Associations

Inaugural Party

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Inaugural Program

The Academic Procession..............................................................	Mary P. Dixon and Frederick M. Soster
Procession of the Nobles by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov and   Seven Suite by Edward Elgar.......................................................	DePauw University Band Craig Paré, Conductor
Choral Response..........................................................................	Exalt! DePauw Gospel Choir
Welcome.......................................................................................	R. David Hoover '67
Invocation.....................................................................................	Bishop Michael J. Coyner
Greetings to the New President
From the students.......................................................................	Matthew R. Jennings '09
From the staff..............................................................................	Roni S. McMains
From the faculty..........................................................................	David A. Berque
From the alumni..........................................................................	Lisa Henderson Bennett '93
From the City of Greencastle.......................................................	Susan Murray
Poetry Reading: Ode to the New....................................................	Joseph W. Heithaus
Installation of the President of the University..............................	R. David Hoover '67
Keynote Address..........................................................................	Robert J. Zimmer President, The University of Chicago
I Was Glad by Charles Hubert Parry.............................................	University Chorus and Chamber Singers Gabriel Crouch, Director
Inaugural Address.......................................................................	President Brian W. Casey
A Toast to DePauw by Vivien N. Bard '17......................................	All are invited to sing
Benediction...................................................................................	P.T. Wilson
The Academic Recessional   The Fairest of the Fair by John Philip Sousa................................	DePauw University Band Craig Paré, Conductor