Inauguration 2009
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University announces presidential inauguration events for January 20

Campus broadcasts and faculty panels will highlight the inauguration of Barack Obama as the nation’s 44th president.
By TAB staff  |  January 7, 2009  |  Email to a friend

Brown University students, faculty, and staff will be able to participate in a series of campus events on Tuesday, January 20, in connection with this year's historic U.S. presidential inauguration, senior administrators announced today.

The program includes a live broadcast of the proceedings from Washington, D.C.; comments from a Brown historian/librarian; and forums on current issues, featuring Brown faculty.

“We hope you will be able to join the Brown community in noting this moment in our country’s history,” said an e-mailed announcement from Provost David Kertzer, Vice President of Campus Life and Student Services Margaret Klawunn, and Dean of the College Katherine Bergeron.

The schedule below may change; updates and further details will be posted when they are available.

9 am – 5 pm   
Exhibition on view all day. "Abraham Lincoln: The Man, the Myth, the Making of a President. John Hay Library. 

10:00 am
Live broadcast of the proceedings. De Ciccio Family Auditorium (Salomon 101) and Salomon 001, Sayles Hall

11:20 am    
Opening comments from Ted Widmer, director and librarian, John Carter Brown Library. De Ciccio Family Auditorium (Salomon 101)

11:30 am
Swearing-In Ceremonies at the Capitol. Broadcast continues in Salomon venues and Sayles Hall.

1 – 5 pm
Inauguration drop-in. Enjoy light refreshments, browse the exhibition “Abraham Lincoln: The Man, the Myth, the Making of President,” and purchase Lincoln and Obama books (courtesy of the Brown Bookstore). John Hay Library lobby.

1:30 – 4:15 pm
Forums on Current Issues with Brown Faculty. Salomon 001

1:30–2:45 pm:  Foreign Policy Challenges and Opportunities

3:00–4:15 pm:  Domestic Policy Challenges and Opportunities

Until 4:00 pm
Parade/Inauguration coverage continues. De Ciccio Family Auditorium and Sayles Hall

All events are free and open to the public. Brown staff members are asked to obtain supervisors’ approval prior to attending any of the events.

The inauguration programs are sponsored by the Offices of the Provost, Institutional Diversity, Campus Life and Student Services, Dean of the College, and Public Affairs and University Relations; the Howard R. Swearer Center for Public Service; and the Government at Work: Brown Making the Difference program.