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Ceremony

The Inauguration of 
Peter O. Nwosu, Ph.D.

11th President of the State University of New York at Oswego
Friday September 27, 2024
Deborah F. Stanley Arena & Convocation Hall
Marano Campus Center

Prelude
Oswego Jazz Project
Processional
Amanda Li, Keyboardist, 
Assistant Professor of Music
Selections from Pomp and Circumstance 
by Edward Elgar
Welcome & Land Acknowledgment
Scott Furlong, Chief Marshal, 
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Presentation of Colors
Syracuse University Army and 
Air Force ROTC Color Guard
National Anthem
Ben Capilets ’26, Music
Introduction of Dais Party
Provost Furlong
Student Address
Aiden Wilson, Student Association President
Musical Interlude
Baba Yetu
Oswego State Singers led by Ben May, 
Assistant Professor of Music 
accompanied by Student Instrumentalists
Student Reading
Emma Deloff ’25, Creative Writing
Greetings
Friends and Colleagues of President Nwosu
Musical Interlude
Shine
Oswego State Singers led by Ben May
Faculty Speaker
Gwen Kay, 
Chair, Faculty Assembly, 
Professor of History, Honors Program Director
Inaugural Speaker
Donald S. Taylor,
Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies, 
California State University, Sacramento
Faculty Music Performance
Amanda Li, Soprano
Trevor Jorgenson, Clarinet
Robert Auler, Piano
Exsultate, Jubilate, K. 165 
Wolfgang A. Mozart
College Council Remarks
Jim McMahon
Chair, College Council
Trustees Remarks
Eunice Lewin
Chancellor’s Remarks and Investiture
John B. King, Jr.
Chancellor, State University of New York
Inaugural Address
President Nwosu
Closing Remarks
Provost Furlong
Alma Mater
Oswego State Singers 
Accompanied by Amanda Li
Recessional
 
Te Deum 
Amanda Li

Audience is asked to remain seated until the processional and dais party recess.