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The Inauguration of President Joseph R. Urgo

 

Friday, March 25

Academic Symposium
St. Mary’s College 1970 - 2050: 40 Years Back, 40 Years ForwardJoseph Urgo
Forty years ago Maryland embarked on a radical experiment—a public liberal arts college—that speaks to core American ideals. The accession of a new president provides the College an opportunity to recommit to that compact as it looks ahead to the next forty years.

3:00 pm Sustainability—Living Responsibly
4:30 pm Access and Inclusion—Threats and Possibilities
8:00 pm Keynote Address: The Liberal Arts - a Public Trust

10:00 pm Student Poetry and A cappella Groups

All sessions in Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s Hall

 

Saturday, March 26

10:00 am     Ribbon-cutting for St. Mary’s Arboretum Association

11:30 am     Luncheon (invitation only)
                   On-campus location to be determined

1:00 pm       Maryland Day Ceremony at the Brick Chapel in
                   Historic St. Mary’s City

3:30 pm       Installation Ceremony for President Urgo on Townhouse Green
                 
Post-Ceremony Reception at Goodpaster Quadrangle

8:00 pm       Student Variety Show "InURGOration" in
                   Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary's Hall

AND             [title of show] - a White Room production in
                   Montgomery Hall Room 25

Aerial view of St. Mary's College of Maryland campus

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