With a near-capacity crowd and a theme of “Living the Promise,” the March 17 inauguration ceremony at UC Riverside started with the lively sound of bagpipes ushering faculty and UC administrators into the Student Recreation Center and ended with the crowd standing in celebration as Timothy P. White officially became the campus’ eighth chancellor.

The ceremony included comments from Richard Blum, chairman of the UC Regents, University of California President Mark Yudof, chancellors from other UC campuses, as well as greetings from faculty, staff and students of UCR.

Professor of creative writing Juan Felipe Herrera, who, like Chancellor White, is a first-generation college graduate, served as the keynote speaker.

“I am inspired by the opportunities before us, sobered by the importance and complexity of the issues that confront us, comforted by the brilliance, aspiration and support of the people around me, and humbled by the opportunity to serve each of you as chancellor of this wonderful place at this important time,” White said to more than 1,000 people in the audience, including staff, faculty, students, UC chancellors and community leaders. Also in attendance were members of the UC Board of Regents, who were at UCR to hold their regular meeting.


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