Please note that times and events are subject to change. Information will be added and updated as it becomes available.

8:45 a.m.

Ringing of College Bells

9 a.m.

The Future of Higher Education Leadership

A panel discussion featuring Lawrence Bacow, president emeritus, Tufts University, member, Harvard Corporation, and president-in-residence, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Juliet Garcia, president of the University of Texas at Brownsville; Peter Salovey, president, Yale University; and Clayton Spencer, president, Bates College.

Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall

11 a.m.

The Transformational Power of Women’s Leadership

A conversation showcasing women’s global leadership. Participants will include Marian Wright Edelman, president and founder of the Children’s Defense Fund; Jane Harman ’66, director, president and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and former U.S. Representative from California; Farah Pandith ’90, special representative to Muslim communities, U.S. Department of State; and Julianna Smoot ’89, Democratic political adviser. The panel will be moderated by noted broadcast journalist Soledad O’Brien.

John M. Greene Hall

12:30 p.m.

Inaugural Picnic

Chapin Lawn and Campus Center

2:15 p.m.

Bagpipers Procession

Central Campus to the Indoor Track and Tennis Facility

3 p.m.

Installation of Kathleen McCartney

Indoor Track and Tennis Facility

The Smith community—students, faculty, staff, alumnae and trustees—will be joined by delegates from colleges and universities around the world for the formal presentation of the symbols and responsibilities of office to Smith’s 11th president.

5 p.m.

Campus Illumination and Community Reception

Chapin Lawn and Campus Center