Presidential Procession

The University community is invited to greet Penn's next President, Dr. Amy Gutmann, this Friday, February 20. At the Trustees' Stated Meeting that morning--which begins at 11:30 a.m., at the Inn at Penn--the Full Board will vote to approve her for the presidency. The nominee needs approval from two-thirds of the Trustees in order to be elected as Penn's eighth President. Dr. Gutmann is scheduled to take office July 1.

After the meeting concludes, the Penn Band will lead the way in a procession commencing at approximately 1 p.m. from the corner of 36th and Walnut Streets and heading south on 36th Street to Locust Walk, where it will go east on Locust Walk, through College Green and past College Hall to Wynn Commons, as shown on the map. The Penn community is encouraged to line the walkways and congratulate the president-elect.