Program

PRELUDE

“Urban Light” by James M. David
“Celebration Fanfare” by Steven Reineke
UIC Wind Ensemble

PROCESSIONAL

“In Living Color” by Katahj Copley
UIC Wind Ensemble

CEREMONY

Land Acknowledgement

Director of the Native American Support Program
Dr. Tol Foster

Greetings from the Student Body

Jonathan Banks, DMD/PhD Program, College of Dentistry
Justin Banks, Senior, Honors College

History of University of Illinois Chicago

John D. MacArthur Chair and Distinguished Professor,
Departments of Black Studies,
Gender & Women’s Studies and History
Dr. Barbara Ransby

Personal Tribute

President Emeritus of Dartmouth College
Dr. Phil Hanlon

Personal Tribute

President of the Spencer Foundation
Dr. Na’ilah Suad Nasir

Musical Interlude

“Somewhere” from West Side Story
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Music by Leonard Bernstein

Bella Diaz, UIC Classical Voice Student
Monika Miodragovic, Adjunct Lecturer, Collaborative Pianist

State of Illinois Address

Lieutenant Governor of the State of Illinois
The Honorable Juliana Stratton

Welcome from the University of Illinois Board of Trustees

Chairman Donald J. Edwards

Introductory Remarks

University of Illinois System President Timothy L. Killeen

Presentation of the Chancellor’s Chain of Office

President Killeen and Chairman Edwards

Response and Investiture Address

Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda

Concluding Remarks

President Killeen

RECESSIONAL

“High Hopes” by Panic! At The Disco,
Arranged by Michael Kamuf

“Sweet Home Chicago” by Robert Johnson,
Arranged by Andy Clark
UIC Wind Ensemble

ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE PLATFORM PARTY

University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Trustee J. Carolyn Blackwell

University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Trustee Tami Craig Schilling

University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Student Trustee Mohammed A. Haq

University of Illinois Springfield
Chancellor Janet L. Gooch

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Chancellor Robert J. Jones

Members of the Chancellor’s Executive Cabinet