Presidential InaugurationApr 15, 2004 at midnight to Apr 18, 2004 at 11:59 p.m.
Thursday, Apr. 15
6:30 p.m. -- Inaugural Symposium, "The Promise of the Intellectual Life;" keynote address, titled "The Vocation of the Intellectual," by the Rev. Dr. Martin E. Marty in Alumni Hall and panel sessions follow the keynote presentation in Alumni Hall and the Campus Center Banquet Rooms.
7:30 p.m. -- Panel Sessions
8:30 p.m. -- Panel Sessions
9:45 p.m. -- Symposium Reception hosted by the Gustavus Student Senate in the Evelyn Young Dining Room
Friday, Apr. 16
8 a.m.-12 p.m. -- Board of Trustees Business Meeting in the Campus Center Board Room
10 a.m. -- Daily Celebration: Tenure Service in Christ Chapel
11:45 a.m. -- Tree Dedication in the Presidents' Oak Grove in Linnaeus Arboretum
12:30 p.m. -- Inauguration Luncheon (by invitation) in Alumni Hall
1:30-2:00 p.m. -- Delegate Check-in in the Board Room in the Campus Center
3-4:30 p.m. -- Investiture in Christ Chapel
4:30-7 p.m. -- Inaugural Reception (reservations requested) in the Evelyn Young Dining Room
Saturday, Apr. 17
9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. -- Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations Meeting in Christ Chapel
1:30-4:30 p.m. -- Gusties in Volunteer Endeavors (G.I.V.E.) Day in St. Peter (pre-registration requested through the Office of Alumni Relations)
7:30-9:30 p.m. -- Gustavus Wind Orchestra Concert in Christ Chapel
Sunday, Apr. 18
10:30 a.m. -- Holy Communion in Christ Chapel
1:30-3:30 p.m. -- Twin Cities Reception (by invitation) at Hilton Hotel, 1001 Marquette Ave., Minneapolis, hosted by the Gustavus Alumni Association
4-5:30 p.m. -- Nobel Symphony Concert, featuring VocalEssence and the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra, at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis (tickets available through Orchestra Hall Box Office)
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Throughout the Weekend
Art Exhibition (running March 16-April 25) -- "Testimony: Vernacular Art of the African American South" in the Hillstrom Museum of Art (hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays)
Student Research Poster Exhibit in Alumni Hall
Gustavus History Exhibit, location TBA