INVESTITURE PRESIDENTIAL INVESTITURE WEEK
October 1-5, 2018
Dr. Neal Weaver was inaugurated as GSW’s 11th President on October 5,
GAINING MOMENTUM
2018 in a formal investiture ceremony. An investiture formally marks the beginning of a president’s tenure, traditionally held during or at the conclusion of the president’s first PRESIDENTIAL INVESTITURE OF DR. NEAL WEAVER year in office. It was a special time for GSW to welcome a new era of leadership and celebrate as a community. The week leading up to Weaver’s ceremony was full of events that celebrated GSW and the community. The theme for the event was Gaining Momentum: Storming into a New Era. As GSW is powering through Momentum Year, the theme emphasized the hard work and dedication that is launching GSW into a new era of leadership and success. 1. Canned Food Drive: Investiture Week began with a canned food drive, where over 1,000 items were collected for the GSW campus food pantry and Harvest of Hope and spelled out G-S-W.
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2. Dive-In Movie: Students gathered at Deriso Pool for the DiveIn Movie, complete with popcorn, movie theater snacks and glow-in-thedark floats. 3. Greek Service Project: Greek students came together to apply fresh blue coats of paint to benches around campus.
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4. Jaha Dukureh: 2018 Nobel Peace Prize nominee and GSW alumna Jaha Dukureh visited campus as the speaker for GSW’s annual Griffin Bell Distinguished Lecture Series and Convocation. 5. Glow Canes: The “Glow Canes” Golf Cart Parade featured carts decorated by student organizations and departments, followed by a glow party at the GSW Lakehouse.
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6. Brand Reveal: GSW unveiled its new logo and branding campaign, Take Tomorrow by Storm, on the Marshall Student Center patio.
