EVENT: Inauguration of Langston President JoAnn W. Haysbert
DATE: Sept. 24-30
 Dr. JoAnn Haysbert |
Langston University will celebrate the inauguration of its fifteenth and first female president next month.
Dr. JoAnn W. Haysbert will be honored during the week of Sept. 24-30, 2006, in Langston, Okla. About 7,000 invitations have been sent to government and university officials across the country.
President Haysbert’s vision for Oklahoma’s only historically black university includes increasing enrollment figures, creating more programs of distinction, boosting fundraising for more scholarships and teacher endowments and expanding local economic opportunities.
“The sine qua non of a great university is academic excellence, as measured by the quality of the research, scholarship, and graduates it produces, along with their collective impact on the larger society,” Haysbert explains in her Vision Statement.
Haysbert has a doctorate in administration and supervision in higher education from Auburn University. Before accepting the Langston presidency in August 2005, she was provost and chief operating officer of Hampton University in Hampton, Va.
Please visit www.lunet.edu for an inaugural itinerary and updates.
Schedule of Events
Sunday, Sept. 24
Inauguration Ecumenical Service
Coleman Heritage Center
11 a.m.
Monday, Sept. 25
Presidential Town Hall Meeting
Langston City Hall
6 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 26
Convocation
I.W. Young Auditorium
11 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 27
Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series
Speaker: Dr. George Acquaah
Recipient: DaVinci Fellow, USDA Excellence in College Teaching in Food and Agriculture Sciences, NAFEO Nobel Award, Millenium Award for Excellence in Teaching – White House Initiative for HBCUs
Coleman Heritage Center
3 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 28
Dedication of the Agriculture, Research, Education and Extension Complex
11 a.m.
Friday, Sept. 29
Women in Leadership
21st Century Luncheon/Symposium
Speaker: Dr. Joe Anna Hibler
The Petroleum Club 34th Floor
100 North Broadway
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Inaugural Fundraising Gala & Reception (Black Tie Event)
The Chase Tower Lobby
100 North Broadway
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7 – 10 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 30
Inaugural Brunch (for delegates and by invitation only)
The President’s Guest Dining Room
Lower Level of The White House
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Presidential Inaugural Ceremony
C. F. Gayles Fieldhouse
Speaker: Dr. William Harvey, President
Hampton University
Hampton, Virginia
3 p.m.
(Inaugural reception immediately following)
Jazz on the Pond
7 – 9 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 1
A Morning of Thanksgiving
Coleman Heritage Center
11 a.m.
Contact: Ashley Gibson, director of public relations, 405.466.3484