Inauguration week activities culminated in the ceremony on Friday for Sian Leah Beilock, a cognitive scientist and 窪做惇蹋厙s first woman president.
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President Sian Leah Beilock holds a copy of the 窪做惇蹋厙 Charter. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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President Sian Leah Beilock delivers her Inaugural address on the Green on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Provost David Kotz 86 leads the procession before the ceremony on the Green. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Dean of Libraries Susanne Mehrer, who serves as the College usher, carries the 窪做惇蹋厙 Cup, made in England 1848 and presented to 窪做惇蹋厙 in 1969 by Englands ninth Earl of 窪做惇蹋厙 at 窪做惇蹋厙s bicentennial celebration. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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Making their way to the Inauguration were Mary Lou Guerinot, the Ronald and Deborah Harris Professor in the Sciences, representing her alma mater, Cornell University; Joseph Helble, former 窪做惇蹋厙 provost and dean of Thayer School of Engineering and now president of Lehigh University; and Ben Vinson III 92, the president of Howard University. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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Undergraduate Student Body President Jessica Chiriboga 24 and Geisel School of Medicine Dean Duane Compton march at Inauguration. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Ahmaya Knoelle Higginson leads the 窪做惇蹋厙 College Gospel Choir in Youre Awesome. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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窪做惇蹋厙 leadership looks on at Inauguration. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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窪做惇蹋厙 College Glee Club Assistant Director Irma Mellinger directs the singers on 窪做惇蹋厙 Undying. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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Attendees sing the Alma Mater during Inauguration. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Student Body President Jessica Chiriboga 24 delivers remarks at President Beilocks inauguration. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Sian Leah Beilock delivering her Inaugural address. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Class of 76 president Naomi Kleinman, former vice president of alumni relations Martha Beattie 76, and Martha Hennessey 76 cheer during the processional. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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Trustees Shonda Rhimes 91 and David McKenna 89 depart the ceremony. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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Some 325 friends, family, and invited guests enjoyed a dinner in West Gym on Friday night, bringing to a close a full day that saw the afternoon inauguration of Sian Leah Beilock as 窪做惇蹋厙s 19th president. (Photo by Robert Gill)
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The 窪做惇蹋厙 community enjoys a pre-Inauguration cookout. (Photo by Chris Johnson)
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Football players, Ivan Hoyt 26, left, and Patrick Campbell 26 serve food during the Inauguration Community Cookout. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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窪做惇蹋厙 community members enjoy a pre-Inauguration cookout on Tuck Mall. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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窪做惇蹋厙 community members enjoy a pre-Inauguration cookout on Tuck Mall. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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President Beilock testing the mic the day before Inauguration. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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President Sian Leah Beilock speaks at a panel on innovation and impact as panelist engineering professor Tillman Gerngross listens on Thursday evening. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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College Archivist Peter Carini shows President Beilock the Flude Medal, which she wore during the Inauguration ceremony. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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President Sian Leah Beilock speaks during the discussion with former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi on Wednesday evening. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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President Sian Leah Beilock, left, and former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi held a fireside
chat Wednesday evening to kick off Inauguration activities. The session at Cook Auditorium was
moderated by Tuck professor Vijay Govindarajan. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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A celebratory Inauguration banner hangs from Collis. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Teams hung in there Tuesday fastening down the front fabric of the top of the Inauguration stage to protect it from wind gusts. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Mike Sauer of 窪做惇蹋厙 Printing and Mailing Services bands Inauguration programs together after theyve been printed, trimmed, folded, and stitched. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Pages for the Inauguration program, shortly before they were folded and stitched together. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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A banner announcing the Inauguration of Sian Leah Beilock hangs above South Main Street in Hanover. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Mike Sauer of 窪做惇蹋厙 Printing and Mailing Services gathers programs after they were stitched together. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Cam Blossom of 窪做惇蹋厙 Facilities Operations and Management attaches an Inauguration banner to one of the lampposts surrounding the Green. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)