Inauguration Weekend will feature academic symposia, the formal installation ceremony, and a luncheon for members of the Trinity community and honored guests. The celebration will coincide with Fall Weekend, which brings together Homecoming and Family Weekend in a spirited showcase of campus life.

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Friday, October 17

Academic Symposia and Performance

Symposium I: Human Creativity

11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Cinestudio

Lunch

12:30–1:30 p.m.
Raether Library and Information Technology Center, Engelhard Reading Room

Inauguration Performance: The Art and Science of Awe

1:45–2:45 p.m.
Chapel

Symposium II: Bridging Knowledge and Practice

3:00–4:15 p.m.
Cinestudio

Reception

4:30–5:00 p.m.
Cinestudio Lobby

Saturday, October 18

Inauguration Ceremony

9:00–11:00 a.m.
Ferris Athletic Center, Ray Oosting Gymnasium

Community Luncheon

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Trinity Athletics Practice Field

The Inauguration Weekend celebration will coincide with Fall Weekend, which brings together Homecoming and Family Weekend in a spirited showcase of campus life. Register to attend Fall Weekend.

Fall Weekend Events

Admissions Information Session and Campus Tour

9:30–11:00 a.m.
Manuel and Maria Luisa Lopes Borges Admissions Center
Register here

Admissions Information Session and Campus Tour

2:30–4:00 p.m.
Manuel and Maria Luisa Lopes Borges Admissions Center
Register here

Zachs Hillel House Open House

5:00–6:00 p.m.
Zachs Hillel House, 74 Vernon Street

Shabbat Dinner at the Zachs Hillel House

6:00–8:00 p.m.
Zachs Hillel House, 74 Vernon Street

Where We Stand

Presented by HartBeat Ensemble

7:30 p.m. 
Austin Arts Center, Goodwin Theater
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Field Hockey vs. Colby College

11:00 a.m.
Robin L. Sheppard Field at Tansill Muldoon Stadium

Women’s Soccer vs. Colby College

11:00 a.m.
Trinity Soccer Field

Arboretum and Campus History Tour

1:00 p.m.
Meeting Point: Main Quad, Bishop Brownell Statue

With Alden Gordon, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts, Emeritus; Susan Masino, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Applied Science; and Nikisha Patel, assistant professor of biology

A Capella Concert

1:00 p.m.
Trinity Athletics Practice Field

Football vs. Middlebury College

1:00 p.m.
Jessee/Miller Field at Tansill Muldoon Stadium

Men’s Soccer vs. Colby College

2:00 p.m.
Trinity Soccer Field

Where We Stand: Encounter Series

Presented by HartBeat Ensemble

5:00p.m.
Austin Arts Center, Goodwin Theater
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Men of Color Alliance (MOCA) Talent Show

6:00–9:00 p.m.
Mather Hall, Washington Room

Service of the Holy Communion

10:30–11:30 a.m.
Chapel

Chapel Brunch

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Chapel, South Cloisters

Festival of Nations

1:00–3:00 p.m.
Gates Quad