Series of events to mark presidential inauguration
It’s been almost 17 years since the MUSC campus saw its last presidential
inauguration.
Dr.
Ray Greenberg
While James B. Edwards, DMD, took the helm of our university, 300 miles away in Chapel Hill, N.C., Ray Greenberg, a young physician, was in the final stages of his doctoral studies in epidemiology.
This March, Greenberg will be officially installed as MUSC president.
Since the Board of Trustees named Greenberg to succeed Edwards in October 1999, an Inaugural Committee has been planning a series of events to mark the occasion.
“We’d like to extend an invitation to all members of the MUSC family to join us in celebrating a new era of leadership,” said Sabra C. Slaughter, Ph.D., and Jim Menzel, Inaugural Committee co-chairs.
Greenberg will be formally installed in a ceremony scheduled for 4 p.m., Thursday, March 30 at Gaillard Municipal Auditorium in downtown Charleston.
Dr.
David Satcher
Assistant Secretary of Health and U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D. will be the keynote speaker. Satcher is only the second person in history to simultaneously hold these positions.
A reception will be held at Gaillard immediately following the installation ceremony.
Shuttle service will be available to transport guests from campus to the auditorium and back. Buses will begin leaving from the MUSC Horseshoe at 3 p.m., departing approximately every 15 minutes. Buses will begin returning guests to campus immediately following the ceremony at 15 minute intervals.
Earlier on Thursday, several nationally renowned figures in health care will deliver talks on the MUSC campus as part of an inaugural symposium—A New Century in Public Health.
The symposium will be held from noon to 2 p.m. in the Basic Science Building first floor auditorium. Confirmed panel participants include: Helene Gayle, M.D., director of the National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention; Steven E. Hyman, M.D., director of the National Institute of Mental Health; and Michael Walker, M.D., former chief , Division of Stroke, Trauma and Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Harris Pastides, Ph.D., dean of the University of South Carolina School of Public Health, will serve as moderator.
A poster session highlighting the projects of the Healthy South Carolina Initiative follows the symposium on the first and second floor lobbies of the Library and Administration Building.
To enable students and faculty to attend inaugural events, classes will be canceled on Thursday, March 30 between noon and 6 p.m.
Inaugural festivities will culminate in a campus celebration on the Horseshoe. Complete with jazz music from the River City Jazz Band, goodies and the ultimate celebration cake, the “MUSC Family” Party will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 31. A special ceremony is scheduled for noon.
All members of the MUSC family are encouraged to attend inaugural events. Read The Catalyst for more information.
Inaugural Committee
Co-chairs
Sabra C. Slaughter, Office of the President; Jim Menzel, Office of
Enrollment Services
Committee Members
Melinda Anderson, Office of Parking Management; Ellen Bank, Office
of Public Relations; Pam DeFratus, Office of the President; Bo Faulkner,
Board of Trustees; Jim Fisher, Office of Development; Robin L. Hardin,
Office of Student Programs; Mikie Hayes, Office of Development; Marcia
Higaki, Office of the President; Judy Holz, Office of the President; Kelby
Hutcheson, Student Government Association; Kristen D. Karig, Office of
Public Relations; Sarah L. King, Office of Public Relations; Kyle Kokko,
Graduate Student Association; Tonya A. Pilkenton, Office of Development;
Adrian Reuben, Faculty Senate; Stuart Smith, Hospital Administration; Charles
Wiley, Department of Public Safety; Dr. W. Curtis Worthington, Waring Historical
Library