Chancellor's Office

The Installation of
Dr. James A. Anderson

Chancellor
and Eleventh
Chief Executive Officer
of the University

From the Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees on behalf of the Fayetteville State University community requests the honor of your presence at the Installation of Dr. James A. Anderson as the eleventh Chancellor of the University.  This event will be held on Friday, April 3, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. on campus in the Felton J. Capel Arena.

The installation of a chancellor is a long-standing tradition in the academic community, and is rich with history and symbolism. The event is intended to bring together the University and the public, creating an opportunity for reflection and celebration of the institution and of higher education.  The installation ceremony is the highlight of three days of activities which include an ecumenical unity service, choir concert, faculty/student symposium, and health walk.

The theme for these series of  events, "The Future is Calling," is based on Dr. Anderson’s call for our campus and community to prepare our students for a 21st century society.  Erskine Bowles, President of the University of North Carolina, will preside over the installation ceremony. Others speaking at the event include Reverend Peter Donahue, President of Villanova University, Hannah Gage, Chair of the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina, The Honorable Patricia Timmons-Goodson, Associate Justice North Carolina State Supreme Court, James Jefferson, President FSU Student Government Association and Trustee, Gloria Moore Carter, Chair, FSU Board of Trustees, and James Oblinger, Chancellor, North Carolina State University.  The installation ceremony will begin with a procession of delegates from public and private colleges and universities and faculty in academic regalia and will feature musical performances by FSU faculty and students.