Friday, April 14
While Jennifer L. Mnookin assumed her role as chancellor on August 4, 2022, the UW–Madison campus community, members of the international academic community, and representatives from the nation and elected officials will gather to celebrate the official leadership transition on Friday, April 14, 2023. The campus community is invited to participate in the procession and ceremony by joining the live stream or attending a watch party.
Investiture ceremony details, including the agenda, speaker profiles, and processional delegates are provided below.
Ceremony Agenda
Musical Prelude
Performance by the Park Street Quartet
Processional
Performance by the Park Street Quartet
Academic Procession
Delegates from Academic Institutions
National Anthem
Jerzy Gillon, MM ’23
Welcome
Jay O. Rothman, President of the University of Wisconsin System
Native Nations Welcome
Brian McInnes, Professor of Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
Governor Address
Tony Evers, Governor of Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Idea: Past, Present and Future
Donna Edna Shalala, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1988–1993
David Ward, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1993–2000 and Interim Chancellor, 2011–2013
John D. Wiley, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2001–2008
Carolyn A. “Biddy” Martin, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2008–2011
Musical Interlude
Performance by a Jazz Duo
Faculty Address
Lauren Papp, Chair of the University Committee
Student Address
Ndemazea Fonkem, Chair of the Associated Students of Madison
Poetry Reading
Aurora Shimshak, BA ’07, MFA ’23
Keynote Address
Michael Schill, President of Northwestern University
Introduction of the 30th Leader of the University of Wisconsin–Madison
Karen Walsh, Regent President of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents
Address to the University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jennifer L. Mnookin, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison
Varsity
A capella performance by the Madhatters
Recessional
Performance by the Park Street Quartet
Speakers
Processional Delegates
- Robert H. Mnookin, J.D.
Williston Professor of Law; Director, Harvard Negotiation Research Project Harvard Law School, Harvard University, 1636 - Vice Chancellor Becci Menghini, Ed.D.
Vice Chancellor, Human Resources and Equal Opportunity and Compliance, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1789 - David F. Jarrard, Ph.D.
Alumni, Professor and Vice Chair, Dept of Urology John P. Livesey Chair in Urologic Oncology Deputy Director, University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Virginia, 1819 - Millard Eisler
Alumni, Indiana University, 1820 - Kimberly Irwin
MBA Alumni, Duke University, 1838 - Catherine E. Jorgens, J.D.
University Counsel, Carroll University, 1846 - Barbara Lawton
Trustee, Lt. Governor, Lawrence University, 1847 - President Sarah C. Mangelsdorf, Ph.D.
President and G. Robert Witmer, Jr. University Professor, University of Rochester, 1850 - Interim Chancellor Tammy K. Evetovich, Ph.D.
Interim Chancellor, University of Wisconsin–Platteville, 1866 - Chancellor Corey A. King, Ed.D.
Chancellor, University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, 1868 - Dean Ellen M. Bassett, Ph.D.
Dean and John Portman Chair, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1885 - Dean Garry W. Jenkins, J.D.
Dean, University of Minnesota Law School, 1888 - Michelle Kronfeld, Ph.D.
Vice President for Enrollment Management, Viterbo University, 1890
- Chancellor Thomas Gibson Ed.D.
Chancellor, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, 1894 - Professor Bilge Mutlu, Ph.D.
Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, 1900 - President Isabelle Cherney, Ph.D.
President, Mount Mary University, 1913 - Dean Marc L. Miller, J.D.
Dean, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, 1915 - Dean Tina Christie, Ph.D.
Wasserman Dean, School of Education & Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, 1919 - Brian Kite, MFA
Professor and Interim Dean, University of California, Los Angeles, 1919 - Eileen L. Strempel, DMA
Inaugural Dean, University of California, Los Angeles, 1919 - Scott L. Waugh, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles, 1919 - President Andrew P. Manion, Ph.D.
President, Edgewood College, 1927 - President Michelle Majewski, Psy.D.
President, Marian University, 1936 - President Maurie McInnis, Ph.D.
President, Stony Brook University, 1957 - Regional President Jeff Hill, Ed.D.
Regional President, Herzing University, 1965 - Chancellor Debbie Ford, Ph.D.
Chancellor, University of Wisconsin–Parkside, 1968 - Lewis A. Friedland, Ph.D.
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor Emeritus, Brandeis University, 1985