Tarleton to host inauguration of president, announces calendar of events

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 22, 2009

STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS—Tarleton State University is pleased to announce the inauguration of its 15th president, Dr. F. Dominic Dottavio. Community members are welcome and encouraged to celebrate with the university as it embarks upon an exciting period in its history.

Dottavio became president of Tarleton on Aug. 1, 2008. As president, he oversees more than 1,000 employees, manages an average annual budget of $110 million and provides 9,000 students strategic direction for the sites in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Granbury and Thurber.

The university will host an inauguration ceremony Friday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m in Tarleton’s Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Auditorium. All Tarleton faculty, students and staff, as well as all community members and special guests, are invited to attend the ceremony and the following reception.

Tarleton has several other events slated throughout the weeks leading up to the ceremony. Sept. 25 and 26, the university will host its annual Family Weekend. The event, designed to link families at home with the university family, will connect student organizations, local community members, academic departments and administrative departments to showcase what the campus and community offers to the students.

Dr. Calvin Smith will discuss the Waco Mammoth Site in the first Speaker Symposium presentation of the year, Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. Smith served as the Director of Strecker Museum and has been involved in various projects related to the mammoth site for more than 20 years. His presentation will tell the story of the mammoths, the discovery of the site and preservation efforts and recent legislative actions to designate the site as a part of the National Park System. The event will be held at the Fine Arts Theater. There is no admission fee, and the community is welcome to attend.

Other events leading up to the ceremony include the Inauguration Concert, Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m in the auditorium. The concert will feature a variety of music from Tarleton’s music department ensembles. In addition, Tarleton will present a special Inauguration Exhibit on the history of Tarleton in the Fine Arts Center gallery. The exhibit will open on Sept. 24 and run through Oct. 3. The gallery is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information about any of the events listed here, please visit http://www.tarleton.edu/inauguration/index.html.

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