Ceremony Program

Inauguration of the 10th Chancellor of the University of Minnesota Duluth

Charles T. Nies

Music 

  • UMD Chamber Orchestra
  • UMD Chamber Winds
    • Keegan Foster, Vocal Soloist

Processional 

  • Entrance of the mace and stage party
  • "The National Anthem" by John Stafford Smith
    • Keegan Foster, Vocal Soloist

Please stand if you are able during the procession and remain standing for the National Anthem.

Welcome and Opening Remarks 

  • Rebecca Ropers, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost

Land Acknowledgement

  • UMD formalized a Land Acknowledgement statement in 2019 in recognition of its location on tribal land.

Honor Song 

  • Lake Vermilion Singers, Northern Minnesota Drum Group 

In Anishinaabe culture, the Honor Song is sung to recognize, honor and celebrate accomplishments, both individual and group.

Keynote Address 

  • Lande Ajose, Managing Director, Waverly Street Foundation

Faculty Remarks 

  • Kim Dauner, Chair Faculty Senate, Professor of Health Care Management

Regent’s Remarks

  • Douglas Huebsch, Chair, University of Minnesota Board of Regents

Installation of the Chancellor

  • Rebecca Cunningham, President, University of Minnesota

Inaugural Address

  • Charles T. Nies, Chancellor

Closing Remarks

  • Remi Foust, President, Student Government Association

Music

  • Alma Mater Song of the University
    • "Hail! Minnesota" by Truman E Rickard and Arthur Upson
      • Keegan Foster, Vocal Soloist
      • UMD Marching Band, UMD Dance Team, UMD Cheer Team

Participants and Ceremony Notes

  • Mace Bearer: Kim Dauner, Faculty Senate Chair

Land Acknowledgement

We collectively acknowledge that the University of Minnesota Duluth is located on the traditional, ancestral, and contemporary lands of Indigenous people. The University resides on land that was cared for and called home by the Ojibwe people, before them the Dakota and Northern Cheyenne people, and other Native peoples from time immemorial. Ceded by the Ojibwe in an 1854 treaty, this land holds great historical, spiritual, and personal significance for its original stewards, the Native nations and peoples of this region. We recognize and continually support and advocate for the sovereignty of the Native nations in this territory and beyond. By offering this land acknowledgment, we affirm tribal sovereignty and will work to hold the University of Minnesota Duluth accountable to American Indian peoples and nations.

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