Presidential Inauguration - February 20, 2004

Presidential Inauguration Week
Feb. 16 - 23, 2004

Monday, Feb. 16

4-5 p.m.
Presidential Reception with A&P Employees, Lobby of the Robinson Theatre

The president will meet with Administrative and Professional employees so they may have the opportunity to have an open dialogue.

Tuesday, Feb. 17 

8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Presidential Reception with USPA Employees, Lobby of the Robinson Theatre

The president will meet with University Support Personnel Association employees so they may have the opportunity to have an open dialogue.

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Presidential Luncheon with Students, Robinson Center, Building 14, Room 1603

The president will meet with students so they may have the opportunity to have an open dialogue.

Wednesday, Feb. 18 

2 to 3 a.m.,
Late-night Breakfast, at the fountain at UNF Drive and Alumni Drive

The president will take part in one of the late-night breakfasts geared toward students. This will be the first time the president has appeared at the popular event sponsored by the Student Government Association. An estimated 250 students are expected to take part in this breakfast, which is the second one of the spring semester.

Thursday, Feb. 19 

11 a.m. to noon
Presidential Reception with Faculty, Lobby of the Robinson Theatre

The president will meet with faculty so they may have the opportunity to have an open dialogue.

5 p.m.
Rededication of the Honorary Founders plaque outside the east entrance of J.J. Daniel Hall

During this ceremony, the restored plaque will be unveiled. The plaque originally was unveiled Dec. 17, 1972, to honor 49 donors who contributed $500 or more to a “fund-raising and friend-raising” drive to support financial aid programs. The donors were deemed “honorary founders,” and their names were placed on the plaque.

During that campaign, the new UNF Foundation raised $38,000 and was able to help 211 students in the University’s charter class. Further donations and state matching funds later enabled the Foundation to help 219 students.

The first president of UNF, Dr. Thomas Carpenter, will attend, along with others who were present 31 years ago.

5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Barbecue at the Boathouse (Invitation only)

The president will join family and special guests for a barbecue before the evening’s entertainment.

7:30 p.m.
Gaelic Storm Concert (Ticket required), Lazzara Performance Hall

Gaelic Storm is known by many for its appearance in the steerage party scene in the movie “Titanic.” The Celtic rock band plays traditional music, as well as original tunes, and often can be found at Celtic and folk festivals. For information about the concert or for tickets, contact the Ticket Box Office at 620-2878.

Friday, Feb. 20 

8 a.m.
Processional Robing, Arena

The 300 people taking part in the inaugural processional will prepare for the event by getting dressed in academic regalia. In addition to President Delaney, Gov. Jeb Bush, Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton, the UNF Board of Trustees, the Board of Governors, faculty, students, and college and university delegates will take part. Three of the four former presidents of UNF also will participate.

People taking part in the processional should park in the parking garage, Building 38, across from the Arena.

10 a.m.
Inauguration, Fine Arts Center (Ticket required)

The inaugural procession will begin at the Arena and travel a half mile through the campus, led by the Jacksonville Pipes and Drums, to the Fine Arts Center and the Lazzara Performance Hall. The academic procession has its roots in religious processions that came to include teaching faculties when universities were associated with the medieval church. The order used in the procession developed in America among institutions of higher learning. Delegates proceed in the order in which their university was established, with the person from the oldest institution in front. Delegates will represent dozens of institutions of higher learning, some from as far away as the United Kingdom.

The inauguration ceremony will be webcast for anyone who wants to watch and listen to the event but is unable to attend. The webcast will begin with the processional at 9:30 a.m., with the inauguration beginning at 10 a.m.

More than 1,000 people are expected for the inauguration. Guests are encouraged to arrive early to ease any potential traffic and parking congestion. Inaugural guests can park in the garage, Building 44, next to the Fine Arts Center.

Noon
Reception with the President, three sites near the Fine Arts Center, including the Robinson Center, Robinson Theatre and The Green. Refreshments will be provided after the inauguration for participants and guests to mingle and have a chance to meet the president.

Feb. 20 through March 23
In celebration of President John Delaney's inauguration, Professor Louise Freshman Brown has curated an alumni exhibit highlighting many of Jacksonville's prominent graduates in studio art. The exhibition will be in the Second Floor Galleries in the Fine Arts Center, which extend from the Music Department to the Communications and Visual Arts Department. Guests of the University are welcome to view the exhibition during their visit for the inauguration. Louise Freshman Brown will be available to answer questions about the works.
  
Artists include Tony Wood, a painter recognized regionally and nationally and the Artist in Residence for Duval County schools; Tom Hager, a photographer who has been included in national and international exhibitions and who is exhibiting with Susan Ober, a painter, at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens in March; and Sarah Crooks Flaire, who exhibits nationally and has a solo exhibition at the Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art.

Also in the exhibit are Bob Kirk and David Olson, both regional and national sculptors who recently exhibited in Regional Sculpture at the JMOMA; Anna Reynolds, who will receive her MFA from Florida State University in the spring and was awarded outstanding graduate student; Nancy Schultz, a painter who has had three solo exhibitions at the Fairfax Gallery;  Rita Kenyon and Barbara Kennerly, regional painters who will have a two-person exhibit at the Cultural Center of Ponte Vedra Beach in the summer; and Suzanne Magee, Alynne Sharp, Rodney Wilkinson and Diantha York Ripley, all prize-winning painters who have been featured in regional exhibitions, completed commissions and are included in prestigious collections.

Monday, Feb. 23 

10 a.m.
Dedication of the Science and Engineering Building

The University broke ground on the Science and Engineering Building in November 2001, and the first classes started meeting in the building this spring semester. The $22.6 million-building will house the electrical, civil and mechanical engineering programs, and the construction management program. The Department of Chemistry and Physics also will move into the building. The state-of-the art facility provides new labs and new research opportunities to faculty and students.

7:30 p.m.
Distinguished Voices Lecture with Fareed Zakaria, University Center (Ticket required)

Noted “Newsweek” columnist Fareed Zakaria will make a repeat appearance at the University as part of the Distinguished Voices Lecture Series, co-sponsored with Water Street Capital, the World Affairs Council and the UNF Foundation. Zakaria will discuss his recent book, “The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad.” The lecture is free, but tickets are required and are available from the Ticket Box Office at 620-2878.