We hope you have marked your calendar for the Presidential Inauguration, which will take place Friday,
September 13, 2:30 pm., in Dimnent Memorial Chapel. A lot of planning goes
into an inauguration celebration, and we are grateful to those of you who have
been involved in the preparations over the last few months — thank you!
In advance of the inauguration, please:
- Register for the faculty processional: Full-time faculty are invited to participate in the processional in full academic regalia. If you plan to participate in the processional, you must register online by Friday, September 6.
- Remember that classes after 2 p.m. are cancelled: Classes will be dismissed at 2 p.m. on September 13 so that all students and faculty may attend the ceremony.
- Plan to attend (or watch!): While classes are cancelled on the afternoon of inauguration, the college will not close. However, Hope employees are invited to attend the ceremony, and an office may close if all of the staff members in the office plan to attend the inauguration and post-ceremony celebration.
- The ceremony is open to the public, and no tickets are needed. There will be a reserved section in Dimnent Memorial Chapel for employees not participating in the processional; please plan to arrive early, as the unused space in this section will be released 15 minutes prior to the start of the ceremony.
- For those employees who are not able to be present at Dimnent Memorial Chapel, the inauguration ceremony will be streamed online at hope.edu/live and will be broadcast live in the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts Auditorium. There also will be a live broadcast for students in the Bultman Student Center Great Room.
- Celebrate with us!: Following the ceremony, we are hosting a Celebration with President Scogin and his family. This event is open to the public and everyone is invited to be part of the fun. The event will take place at the Haworth Inn and Conference Center.
There are many other events taking place during Inauguration Week, including: a concert by Young Oceans on Sept. 11; a Celebration of the Arts on Sept. 12, featuring all four of Hope’s arts departments; and Community Day on Sept. 14, complete with a picnic, football and soccer games, and… fireworks! Please check out the schedule and be a part of this very special weeklong celebration honoring Hope’s 14th president, Matthew A. Scogin!
Thank you for all you have done to welcome President Scogin and his family to Hope College. We look forward to seeing at the inauguration events!