UPDATED: March 4, 12:59 a.m.

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud will be inaugurated as the university’s 12th chancellor and president on April 11.

Syverud’s inauguration day will feature several events, including a formal ceremony at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel, according to an SU News release.

Before the official inauguration ceremony, there will be an academic procession into Hendricks starting at 3:30 p.m. That will include student, faculty and staff representatives, as well as members of the Board of Trustees, deans and Syverud’s wife, Ruth Chen.

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will speak at the ceremony as well. Syverud served as a law clerk for O’Connor in 1984, according to the release.

Richard Thompson, chairman of the Board of Trustees, will give the charge of office to the chancellor.

“I look forward to the SU community coming together for this special day as we formally welcome the chancellor and celebrate his commitment to steward us toward an even brighter future,” Thompson said in the release.

Limited tickets to the ceremony will be available, and opportunities for students, faculty and staff to obtain them will be announced in the coming weeks, according to the release.

The ceremony will be broadcast to several locations on campus and streamed online.

The day will also include the chancellor ô1.2ö mile inaugural run across campus at 7 a.m., with students, faculty and staff invited to join.

Syverud’s inauguration day will conclude with a celebration on the Quad at 5:15 p.m., and will include food, music and entertainment in a large, enclosed tent, according to the SU News release. That portion of the day is scheduled to finish at 6:30 p.m.

Rebecca Kantrowitz is a member of the inauguration committee and she said in an email that planning for inauguration day has been going very smoothly. She said committee members began meeting last month, and are very excited about the inauguration.

“We are working hard to ensure that the day reflects the exciting new chapter that the university is opening,” she said.

Syverud was selected to be the school’s next chancellor in September, replacing Nancy Cantor. He officially assumed the position at the start of the spring semester.

Published on March 3, 2014 at 2:33 pm

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