Presidential Installation Ceremony Program

The Presidential Installation Ceremony serves as the culminating event of Inauguration Week.

Friday, October 23, 2026
Wadsworth Auditorium • 1:00 p.m.

Order of Exercises

Announcements: Kevin J. Reed, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
Processional: Geneseo Brass Ensemble
Presentation of Colors: University Police Honor Guard
National Anthem: James Cortes ’27 and Geneseo Chamber Singers
Musical Interlude: Geneseo Chamber Singers directed by Gerald Floranio ’84
- Let My Love Be Heard
- I Will Trust in the Lord
Welcome: Mary C. Toale, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Greetings from SUNY Board of Trustees: Robert J. Duffy
Greetings to the President:
- On Behalf of the Community, Christopher Ivers ’97, Mayor, Village of Geneseo
- On Behalf of the Students, Lucas Pastwik ’27, President, Student Association, and Sarah Karimi ‘27, Director of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access, Student Association
- On Behalf of the Faculty and Staff, Harry Howe, Chair, College Senate
Musical Interlude: The AfroCANS: Mustapha Braimah, Samuel Elikem Kwame Nyamuame, Akwasi Danquah Boakye-Boaten, David Etse Nyadedzor, and Agya Boakye-Boaten (director)
Greetings continued:
- On Behalf of Campus Auxiliary Services , Mat Felthousen, Executive Director
- On Behalf of the College Council, Christian Valentino ’95 P’29, Chair
- On Behalf of the Geneseo College Foundation, Clare M. Cusack ’96, Chair
- On Behalf of the SUNY Geneseo Alumni Association, Rita Rogan ’19, President
- On Behalf of the Academic Community, Erik J. Bitterbaum, President, SUNY Cortland
Greetings from SUNY Chancellor: John B. King Jr., Chancellor
Passing of Presidential Leadership: Honoring Our Heritage: Chancellor King
Investiture of the President: Chancellor King
Inaugural Address: President Melinda D. Treadwell
Alma Mater: James Cortes ’27
Closing Declaration: Mary C. Toale, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Recessional: Geneseo Brass Ensemble