| 12:30 p.m. |
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Prelude music by University String Quartet and
Woodwind Quintet
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| 12:45 p.m. |
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Academic procession from Coffman Union up the Mall to Northrop
Auditorium |
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Carillon plays
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| 1:00 p.m |
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Fanfare by University of Minnesota Brass Choir |
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Presentation of the colors by University of Minnesota Color
Guard and National Anthem by soloist Kathy Hardy |
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Welcome by Presidential Inauguration Committee cochair Mary
Jo Kane |
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Musical interlude by University of Minnesota Symphony Orchestra
and choirs—“The Promise of Living” by Aaron
Copeland
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| 1:30 p.m. |
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Investiture and presentation of the mace by Minnesota Governor
Tim Pawlenty |
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Presentation of the medallion by Board of Regents chair Maureen
Reed |
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Inauguration address, “Advancing Knowledge: A Partner
for the Public Good,” by President Robert H. Bruininks
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| 2:00 p.m. |
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Closing remarks by Presidential Inauguration Committee cochair
John Adams |
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“Hail Minnesota” by soloist, audience and University
of Minnesota Symphony Orchestra and choirs |
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Recessional by University of Minnesota Symphony Orchestra
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| 3:00 p.m. |
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Reception at the Great Hall
in Coffman Union |