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Installation Ceremony of Sunil Kumar, 14th President of Tufts University

Order of Exercises

Musical Prelude

Tufts University Wind Ensemble
John McCann
Director

Processional

Tufts University Wind Ensemble
John McCann
Director

Marshal

Paul J. Tringale
Secretary of the Corporation

Presenter

Bree Aldridge
Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology

National Anthem

Tufts A Cappella Groups

Invocation

Elyse Nelson Winger
University Chaplain

Welcome

Peter R. Dolan
Chairman, Board of Trustees

Greetings

Jette Steen Knudsen
President of the University Faculty Senate, Professor of Policy and International Business
Greetings on behalf of the faculty

Arielle Galinsky, A24
Greetings on behalf of the undergraduate students

Zana Hunt, D24
Greetings on behalf of the graduate and professional students

Vikki Garth
President, Tufts University Alumni Association
Greetings on behalf of the alumni

Musical Interlude

“Medley Fantasia on Tufts Airs”
V.W. Morton, A1911; arr. H.R. Fisher, A1915

Tufts University Wind Ensemble
John McCann
Director

Introduction of Guest Speakers

Maria A. Oquendo
University Trustee

Remarks

Ronald J. Daniels
President, Johns Hopkins University

J. Michael Harrison
Adams Distinguished Professor of Management, Emeritus, Stanford University

Investiture

Peter R. Dolan
Chairman, Board of Trustees

Inaugural Address

Sunil Kumar
President, Tufts University

Dear Alma Mater

Tufts A Cappella Groups

Benediction

Najiba Akbar, Muslim Chaplain
Preeta Banerjee, Hindu Chaplain
Anthony Cruz Pantojas, Humanist Chaplain

Tuftonia’s Day

Tufts A Cappella Groups

Recessional

Tufts University Wind Ensemble
John McCann
Director

Reception immediately following installation ceremony