Schedule of Events | The Inauguration of Dr. Susan R. Wente | Wake Forest University

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Wednesday, March 23 | Thursday, March 24 | Friday, March 25 | Saturday, March 26 | Sunday, March 27

A panoramic photograph of Wait Chapel and Hearn Plaza on the campus of Wake Forest University

Wednesday, March 23

Time	Name	Description	Location	Audience
9 - 11 a.m.	Campus Community Service Projects: Forsyth Backpack Project Meal Packing	Good wears black when we honor our Pro Humanitate motto with kit-packing parties to benefit Campus Kitchen, the homeless and local schools. Learn more	Registration	Campus and inauguration guests
1 - 3 p.m.	Campus Community Service Projects: Educational Kits for Cook Literacy Model School	Good wears black when we honor our Pro Humanitate motto with kit-packing parties to benefit Campus Kitchen, the homeless and local schools. Learn more	Registration	Campus and inauguration guests
5 - 6:30 p.m.	Campus Community Service Projects: Period Project Hygiene Kits	Good wears black when we honor our Pro Humanitate motto with kit-packing parties to benefit Campus Kitchen, the homeless and local schools. Learn more	Registration	Campus and inauguration guests
Reserve museum admission tickets for March 23	Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite	Throughout the 1960s, Kwame Brathwaite used his photography to popularize the transformative idea that “Black is Beautiful.” This exhibition — the first dedicated to Brathwaite’s remarkable career — tells the story of a central figure of the second-wave Harlem Renaissance.	Reynolda House	Campus and inauguration guests
Library Hours	Pro Humanitate: Wake Forest Presidential Inaugurations, Past and Present.	The Z. Smith Reynolds Library will host an exhibit in the Ammons Gallery. Learn more	The Z. Smith Reynolds Library; 4th Floor; Reynolds Wing	Campus and inauguration guests
Details	Self-Guided or Virtual Campus Tours	We hope you will tour our beautiful campus. Walking Tour Map	Details	Campus and inauguration guests

The stone arch to Hearn Plaza, on the campus of Wake Forest University

Thursday, March 24

Time	Name	Description	Location	Audience
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.	Inauguration Hospitality Center	Enjoy a Wake Forest welcome in the Green Room of Reynolda Hall. This hospitality area will feature refreshments, hotelling space, luggage storage and a comfortable place to gather, as well as a staffed information desk with guest materials.	Reynolda Hall Green Room	Campus and inauguration guests
Reserve museum admission tickets for March 24	Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite	Throughout the 1960s, Kwame Brathwaite used his photography to popularize the transformative idea that “Black is Beautiful.” This exhibition — the first dedicated to Brathwaite’s remarkable career — tells the story of a central figure of the second-wave Harlem Renaissance.	Reynolda House	Campus and inauguration guests
Library Hours	Pro Humanitate: Wake Forest Presidential Inaugurations, Past and Present.	The Z. Smith Reynolds Library will host an exhibit in the Ammons Gallery. Learn more	The Z. Smith Reynolds Library; 4th Floor; Reynolds Wing	Campus and inauguration guests
Details	Self-Guided or Virtual Campus Tours	We hope you will tour our beautiful campus. Walking Tour Map	Details	Campus and inauguration guests
12 p.m. & 2 p.m. start times	Faculty Sessions and Curated Tour	We look forward to sharing Wake Forest with you! From faculty discussions to facility tours, options abound to learn more about the Demon Deacons.	Reynolda Hall Green Room	Limited spaces remain for select sessions; first-come registration is available at the Hospitality Center in the Green Room of Reynolda Hall
6:30 p.m.	Face to Face Inauguration Forum: Radical Collaboration	Join us for Face to Face, Wake Forest’s signature speaker series, with a conversation between Larry Culp (P'17, P'19, P'23), CEO of GE and University Trustee, and Gene Woods, CEO of Atrium Health. In a moderated exchange with University Trustee, Marybeth Torbet Hays ('90, MBA '94), the two leaders will discuss radical collaboration.	Wait Chapel	Inauguration guests and Wake Forest community

Reynolda Hall on the campus of Wake Forest University

Friday, March 25

Time	Name	Description	Location	Audience
8:30 - 10:30 a.m.	Campus Community Breakfast	Join us for breakfast and fellowship.	Manchester Plaza	Faculty, staff, students, inauguration guests
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.	Inauguration Hospitality Center	Enjoy a Wake Forest welcome in the Green Room of Reynolda Hall. This hospitality area will feature refreshments, hotelling space, luggage storage and a comfortable place to gather, as well as a staffed information desk with guest materials.	Reynolda Hall Green Room	Campus and inauguration guests
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Morning Tours	Enjoy a guided tour of Reynolda Campus and discover why Wake Forest is consistently ranked among America's most beautiful college campuses.	Reynolda Hall Green Room	Invitation and registration required
Reserve museum admission tickets for March 25	Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite	Throughout the 1960s, Kwame Brathwaite used his photography to popularize the transformative idea that “Black is Beautiful.” This exhibition — the first dedicated to Brathwaite’s remarkable career — tells the story of a central figure of the second-wave Harlem Renaissance.	Reynolda House	Campus and inauguration guests
Library Hours	Pro Humanitate: Wake Forest Presidential Inaugurations, Past and Present.	The Z. Smith Reynolds Library will host an exhibit in the Ammons Gallery. Learn more	The Z. Smith Reynolds Library; 4th Floor; Reynolds Wing	Campus and inauguration guests
Details	Self-Guided or Virtual Campus Tours	We hope you will tour our beautiful campus. Walking Tour Map	Details	Campus and inauguration guests
3 p.m.	Inauguration Ceremony	Dr. Susan R. Wente's installation as Wake Forest University's 14th president. Business attire.	Wait Chapel	Thank you for those who registered. Unregistered faculty, staff, students will need to pick up a ticket 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.
7 p.m. \| 10 p.m. for students	Inauguration Ball	Special guests of Dr. Wente and Wake Forest University join faculty, staff and students in a festive campus community celebration. Cocktail attire. Student details here	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Faculty, staff, students, inauguration guests

The bell tower of Wait Chapel rises over the Wake Forest campus at dusk

Saturday, March 26

Time	Name	Description	Location	Audience
Details	Wake Women’s Weekend featuring outstanding and significant Wake Forest Women	Meet some of Wake Forest's most accomplished female alumnae and learn how Wake Forest played a role in their success stories.	Details	Details
Details	Self-Guided or Virtual Campus Tours	We hope you will tour our beautiful campus. Walking Tour Map	Details	Campus and inauguration guests

Ironwork on Manchester Plaza frames Reynolda Hall, on the campus of Wake Forest University

Sunday, March 27

Time	Name	Description	Location	Audience
11 a.m.	Worship Service	Join University guests and the Wake Forest community for worship and fellowship.	Wait Chapel	Campus and inauguration guests
Details	Self-Guided or Virtual Campus Tours	We hope you will tour our beautiful campus.	Details	Campus and inauguration guests