University
Day
October 12, 2003, by Rachel
Willis
On
a beautiful Sunday afternoon in the fall, the University celebrated
its founding 210 years earlier with a faculty, staff, and student
procession into Hill Hall, the delivery of a special address, and
the conferral of honorary degrees for distinguished alumni of the
University. October
12, 1793 commemorates the laying of the foundation of Old East
and the day has been celebrated since 1877. New Chancellors are
usually installed on University Day and Presidents Kennedy and Clinton
have delivered the address in 1961 and 1993, respectively.
In
2003, October 12 was also the date for the dedication and re-naming
of the School of Government's
Knapp-Sanders Hall so many government officials participated in
the events.
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The
University Day Procession begins at the Old Well near the Davie Poplar.
With Memorial Hall under renovation in recent years, the event was
moved to Hill Hall at the School of Music on McCorkle Place. |
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