Program
Principal’s Installation
PRINCIPAL’S INSTALLATION OF PROFESSOR FRANCO VACCARINO
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
11:00 AM CEREMONY – ARC LECTURE THEATRE, AA223
12:00 NOON RECEPTION – H-WING PATIO (MEETING PLACE-RAIN LOCATION)
1265 MILITARY TRAIL, SCARBOROUGH, ON M1C 1A4
10:30 AM Platform Party Arrives
10:40 AM Guests Arrive
11:00 AM Processional
Official Ceremony Begins
Lenard Whiting
Official Ceremony Begins
Vice Regal Salute
Piano solo by Brett Kingsbury
11:02 AM Singing of national anthem
Choir with Lenard Whiting
Directed to the Ralph Campbell Lounge, B380
Regalia is distributed. Light refreshments available
Robing party rehearses ceremony – Louis
Charpentier to preside
VIP guests receive name badges and are ushered to
reserved seating in AC223
Programs are distributed at the door
Video to play on big screen
Announces the start of ceremony and asks everyone
to stand for Their Honours and the platform party
and singing of the national anthem (English &
French)
Processional music plays as platform party arrives
Professor John Bassili, Bedel leads Their Honours
and the rest of the platform party from the Ralph
Campbell Lounge to the left side entrance
(orientation of the audience facing the stage) of the
ARC Lecture Theatre to the designated seats on
stage
Their Honours and the platform party stands at their
designated seats and the audience remains standing
Singing of ‘O Canada’
Upon conclusion of the national anthem, everyone
is seated
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11:04 AM Emcee Welcoming remarks: introduces himself as the

Professor Vivek Goel emcee for the ceremony, acknowledges honoured
guests, welcomes invitees, introduces platform
party

Invites President David Naylor to the podium

11:06 AM Presidential Greetings Thanks Professor Goel.

President David Naylor
Delivers President’s greetings.

Invites Professor Vaccarino to take the Oath of

Office.

11:08 AM Oath of Office The Oath of Office

President David Naylor &
Professor Franco Vaccarino

11:10 AM President David Naylor Professor Vaccarino remains standing at the front

Invites the Honourable Mary Anne Chambers, Mr.

Rob Wulkan, Mrs. Gaetana LaRocca and Professor
Karen Dion to perform Robing Ceremony

11:11 AM Robing Ceremony The Honourable Mary Anne Chambers & Mr. Rob
Professor Franco Vaccarino, the Wulkan remove Professor Vaccarino’s McGill
Honourable Mary Anne Chambers regalia
& Mr. Rob Wulkan

11:13 AM Professor Franco Vaccarino, Mrs. Mrs. LaRocca and Professor Dion place the
Gaetana LaRocca and Professor Principal’s robe on Professor Vaccarino
Karen Dion

11:15 AM Professor Vivek Goel Thanks the Robing Party and congratulates
Professor Vaccarino

Introduces The Honourable David Onley,

Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

11:16 AM Lieutenant Governor Greeting Thanks Professor Vivek Goel

The Honourable David Onley
Brings greetings on behalf of the Queen and speaks
as an Alumnus of U of T Scarborough

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11:18 AM Professor Vivek Goel Thanks The Honourable David Onley

Introduces Professor Brian Corman, Governing

Council Representative

11:19 AM Governing Council Greeting Thanks Professor Vivek Goel

Professor Brian Corman
Brings greetings on behalf of Governing Council

11: 21 AM Professor Vivek Goel Thanks Professor Brian Corman

Introduces The Honourable Mary Anne Chambers,

Alumni Representative

11:22 AM Alumni Greeting Thanks Professor Vivek Goel

The Honourable Mary Anne
Chambers Brings greetings on behalf of U of T Scarborough
Alumni community

11:24 AM Professor Vivek Goel Thanks the Honourable Mary Anne Chambers

Introduces Professor Ragnar-Olaf Buchweitz,

Faculty Representative

11:25 AM Faculty Greetings Thanks Professor Vivek Goel

Professor Ragnar-Olaf Buchweitz
Brings greetings on behalf of U of T Scarborough
Faculty

11:27 AM Professor Vivek Goel Thanks Professor Ragnar-Olaf Buchweitz

Introduces Mrs. Kim Richard, Staff Representative

11:28 AM Staff Greetings Thanks Professor Vivek Goel

Mrs. Kim Richard
Brings greetings on behalf of U of T Scarborough
Staff

11:30 AM Professor Vivek Goel Thanks Mrs. Kim Richard

Introduces Mr. Rob Wulkan, Student

Representative

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11:31 AM Student Greetings Thanks Professor Vivek Goel

Mr. Rob Wulkan
Brings greetings on behalf of U of T Scarborough
Students

11:33 AM Professor Vivek Goel Thanks Mr. Rob Wulkan

Introduces the special musical selection performed

by U of T Scarborough students

11:34 AM Musical Celebration Plays a jazz piece for the Principal

Jazz Trio

11:37 AM Professor Vivek Goel Thanks the Musicians

Introduces Professor Alison Fleming and invites her

to the podium

11:38 AM Introduction of the Principal Thanks Professor Vivek Goel

Professor Alison Fleming
Introduces Professor Franco Vaccarino to the
campus community

11:41 AM Principal’s Installation Address Thanks Professor Alison Fleming

Professor Franco Vaccarino
Delivers the Principal’s Installation Address

11:51 AM Professor Vivek Goel Thanks Professor Franco Vaccarino

Introduces Chancellor David Peterson who delivers

the closing remarks

11:52 AM Closing Remarks Thanks Professor Vivek Goel

The Honourable David Peterson
Delivers closing remarks. Invites guests to join the
platform party at the reception to celebrate the
installation of the new Principal

11:54 AM Recessional Recessional music

Conclusion of the ceremony
The Bedel, Professor John Bassili, leads the
platform party out of the ARC Lecture Theatre to
the H-Wing Patio (Meeting Place in case of rain)

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12:02 PM Reception Begins Music plays, refreshments served

12:12 PM Media Opportunity Professor Franco Vaccarino is ushered by Amorell

Saunders N’Daw to the picnic table area for media
interviews, if any

1:15 PM Conclusion of the Reception

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