Updated: March 13, 2020:
President Stanley’s investiture ceremony scheduled for April 23, 2020 has been postponed. READ MORE
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The Michigan State University Board of Trustees announced that the investiture ceremony for President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., will take place at 3 p.m. April 23 in the Clifton and Dolores Wharton Center for Performing Arts.
President Stanley became MSU’s 21st president on Aug. 1, 2019.
“The investiture of President Stanley will reflect the traditions so deeply held by Spartans,” MSU Board Chairperson Dianne Byrum said. “The ceremony also will allow us to celebrate new traditions, emphasizing our commitment to inclusiveness, innovation, discovery and accountability.”
A presidential investiture is among the oldest traditions in higher education, typically held during a new president’s first year in office. The academic ceremony, symbolizing the pursuit of knowledge, is used by universities across the world both to celebrate and to formally acknowledge entrance into a new era.
The investiture ceremony will be open to all students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, community members and friends.
A reception at the Wharton Center will immediately follow the ceremony.
