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MEDIA CONTACT: Sharon Dickman 585.275.4128
October 6, 2005
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, in Strong Auditorium on the University of Rochester's River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public; registration requested at www.rochester.edu/inauguration
The leaders of distinguished national universities will discuss issues affecting higher education in this century at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, as part of the events marking the inauguration of Joel Seligman as 10th president of the University of Rochester. The inaugural symposium, moderated by Hugo F. Sonnenschein, president emeritus of the University of Chicago and an alumnus of Rochester, is free and open to the public.
Lee C. Bollinger, president of Columbia University; Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania; John Sexton, president of New York University; and Dr. William A. Peck, former executive vice chancellor for medical affairs at Washington University in St. Louis and an alumnus of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry will present remarks at the symposium, titled "Directions in Higher Education for the 21st Century."
The panelists will receive special recognition later that day at 3 p.m. during the inauguration of Seligman at the Eastman Theatre. The ceremony will be marked by welcoming speeches and an inaugural address by the new president, who assumed office July 1. Honorary degrees will be awarded to Bollinger, Gutmann, and Sexton. Peck will receive the Hutchison Medal, the highest award given to alumni.
Tickets are not required, but guests are requested to register online at www.rochester.edu/inauguration/. For more information, contact
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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