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Presidential Installation Ceremony
February 28, 2003
Northrop Auditorium

12:30 p.m.
Prelude music by University String Quartet and Woodwind Quintet

12:45 p.m.
Academic procession from Coffman Union up the Mall to Northrop Auditorium
Carillon plays

1:00 p.m
Fanfare by University of Minnesota Brass Choir
Presentation of the colors by University of Minnesota Color Guard and National Anthem by soloist Kathy Hardy
Welcome by Presidential Inauguration Committee cochair Mary Jo Kane
Musical interlude by University of Minnesota Symphony Orchestra and choirs—“The Promise of Living” by Aaron Copeland

1:30 p.m.
Investiture and presentation of the mace by Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty
Presentation of the medallion by Board of Regents chair Maureen Reed
Inauguration address, “Advancing Knowledge: A Partner for the Public Good,” by President Robert H. Bruininks

2:00 p.m.
Closing remarks by Presidential Inauguration Committee cochair John Adams
“Hail Minnesota” by soloist, audience and University of Minnesota Symphony Orchestra and choirs
Recessional by University of Minnesota Symphony Orchestra

3:00 p.m.
Reception at the Great Hall in Coffman Union
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