Presidential Inauguration Event Registration open through March 11
Wake Forest University will celebrate the inauguration of Susan R. Wente as the University’s 14th president on March 25 at 3 p.m. The inauguration of a University president is a rare event at Wake Forest with the most recent taking place 17 years ago in 2005.
To celebrate together, the University is hosting a series of events for faculty, staff and students.
From Forsyth Backpack Project meal packing to faculty panel discussions to a special Face to Face event to the Inaugural Ball, the entire Wake Forest community is welcome.
On Inauguration Day, faculty and staff are invited to gather for breakfast on Manchester Plaza in the morning, attend the Inauguration Ceremony in person at Wait Chapel in the afternoon and celebrate together with a guest at the Presidential Inauguration Ball in the evening.
Registration for all events is open through March 11. If you have already registered and wish to add or change the events you would like to attend, there is a modify registration link within your confirmation email with confirmation code that can be used to make updates. Advance registration is required.
Wake Forest faculty, staff and students who register to attend the inaugural ceremony in Wait Chapel may pick up their tickets at the Hospitality Center in the Green Room of Reynolda Hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 24 and 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 25. Tickets will also be available for pickup outside Wait Chapel beginning at 1:45 p.m. No tickets are required for any of the other inauguration events.
Atour of the Campus Kitchen and Campus Garden to pack meals and sow seeds indoors
A talk by biology professor Miles Silman, director of the Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, on his work in the Western Amazon and the Andes.
A guided tour of Reynolda House Museum of American Art
A faculty presentation on Universities Studying Slavery and Wake Forest’s Slavery, Race & Memory Project
A faculty round table discussion on transforming students into leaders and citizens of character
A panel discussion on Black women and their experiences in the public health system
A talk on the history of Wake Forest, its ties to the Reynolds family and the historic properties of Winston-Salem
A tour of Wake Downtown to learn more about groundbreaking research and collaborative learning across disciplines
A tour of WFU’s underground tunnels
A tour and talk to learn about the integral role of the arts at Wake Forest.
A Face to Face Inauguration Forum on Radical Collaboration
If you have any questions related to these events and/or the registration process, contact wfu14th@wfu.edu.
Wake Forest University will celebrate the inauguration of Susan R. Wente as the University’s 14th president on March 25 at 3 p.m. The inauguration of a University president is a rare event at Wake Forest with the most recent taking place 17 years ago in 2005.