UC Riverside Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox will receive the Chancellor Medal in an investiture ceremony at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 24 at the Student Recreation Center, in front of about 1,000 people, including guests from around the University of California system and other national academic institutions.
A reception follows at the bell tower, with carillon music, student performance groups, and refreshments that include a citrus mojito and blue and gold cupcakes.
Wilcox was appointed as the ninth chancellor of UCR by the UC Board of Regents on Aug. 8, 2013. A first-generation college graduate, Wilcox is now chancellor at one of the most exciting times on the UCR campus, with the new medical school, the new school of public policy, expanding research opportunities and the potential to broaden the campus’s international reach.
The traditions of the ceremony will include academic regalia, messages of welcome from students, staff, faculty and fellow UC leaders, bagpipes and remarks from Chancellor Wilcox about his plans for the future of UC Riverside.
To celebrate the investiture, the campus has invited three national thought leaders to offer views on “The Future of the American Research University”:
- “Innovations in Higher Education,” featuring Arizona State University President Michael Crow, 3 p.m. May 9 at the University Theatre
- “Globalization and The University,” featuring University of Washington Vice Provost for Global Affairs Jeffrey Riedinger, 4 p.m. May 16 at the Genomics Auditorium
- “The Public University of the 21st Century,” featuring Association of Public and Land-grant Universities President Peter McPherson, 4 p.m. May 30 at the Genomics Auditorium
