
April 10 - 13, 2008
The inauguration of Michael J. Hogan as the University's 14th president took place Sunday, April 13 in the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on the University's main campus in Storrs.
Text of Michael J. Hogan's Inaugural Address (PDF)
Hear the Inauguration of Michael J. Hogan, 14th President of the University of Connecticut
About Michael J. Hogan
Michael J. Hogan became the 14th President of the University of Connecticut on September 14, 2007. The University of Connecticut has campuses in Storrs, Farmington,
Greater Hartford, Groton, Stamford, Torrington, and Waterbury
enrolling approximately 28,000 students and with a total
operating budget of $1.4 billion.
Prior to his appointment at UConn, Dr. Hogan was the Executive Vice President and Provost and F. Wendell Miller Professor of History at The University of Iowa. Before his move to Iowa, Dr. Hogan was at The Ohio State University where he served as chair of the Department of History from 1993 to 1999, as dean of the College of Humanities from 1999 to 2003, and as executive dean of the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences from July, 2001, during which time the position of executive dean evolved into a separate free-standing office with oversight of five colleges and forty-one departments.
Prior to joining the faculty at Ohio State in 1986, President Hogan was a faculty member at Miami University. His nine years at that institution were preceded by service at Stony Brook University and at the University of Texas, Austin. Born and raised in Waterloo, Iowa, Hogan earned his B.A. degree at the University of Northern Iowa, where he majored in English with minors in history and classics; his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees were conferred by The University of Iowa.
More about Michael J. Hogan
Ceremony Information
Ceremony:
The ceremony at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts will begin at 3 p.m. and should finish around 4:30 p.m. The Jorgensen Center is located at 2132 Hillside Road, Storrs, CT 06269.
RSVP:
Respond by March 28 by contacting the Office of University Events at (860) 486-1038 or by emailing rsvp@uconn.edu.
Seating:
There are no tickets for the ceremony. Seating is on a first-come first-served basis. Doors to the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts will open at 2 p.m.
Handicapped/special needs:
Special seating is available. For more information, please contact the Office of University Events at (860) 486-1038.
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