Tallahassee–Dr. Elmira Mangum will be installed as Florida A & M University’s 11th president in a weeklong celebration in Tallahassee. The festivities will begin September 28th featuring, forums, entertainment, an inauguration, formal gala and Rattler football. The first woman president of the nation’s largest historically Black university is beginning “The Season of Change,” at the institution renowned for its standout research, business, pharmacy, and engineering colleges and schools.Mangum has already launched herSustainability Institute to find solutions to global socio-economic, ecological and energy issues. She also plans to enhance FAMU’s prominence as a STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Math) institution and improve services to students.
The celebration promises to take in all of the elements of the president’s vision for FAMU highlighted by a gala that has Hollywood glitz, glamour and entertainment. The FAMU family invites everyone to join them on the highest of seven hills in Tallahassee as they commemorate this historic occasion.
INAUGURAL WEEK SCHEDULE
Sunday September 28
Healthy Families 5k Walk-Run-Roll-Stroll
Smooth Jazz Concert
Monday September 29
Student Production
Tuesday September 30
Inaugural Presidential Lecture Series
ThursdayOctober 2
Presidential Inaugural Symposium
An Evening of Artistic Performance
Student Government Inaugural –Founders Day Kick-Off
Friday, October 3
Presidential Installation Ceremony
Community Celebration
Inauguration Scholarship Gala
Saturday, October 4
President’s Inaugural Pre-Game Rally
Famu Vs Morgan State Football Game
For more information contact famuinauguration2014.com
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