Students on the steps of Rome Commons in South Campus watch fireworks that were part of the Inauguration festivities on Saturday, April 12.

Andrew Hatt and Tom Johnson join President Michael J. Hogan for the UConn Trivia Game Show in the Student Union Lobby. It was part of "Live @ The U" during the Inauguration weekend.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell and President Michael J. Hogan share a moment as the inaugural processional begins to form in the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, April 13.

Banners for the University's schools and colleges are carried into Jorgensen Auditorium during the inauguration processional.

Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell offers greetings from the State during the Inauguration ceremony in Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, April 13.

Prof. Michael Darre, Commencement Committee chair, left, assists after Gov. M. Jodi Rell, right, places the University Silver Collar and Medallion on President Michael J. Hogan. Second from right is Dr. John Rowe, chair of the UConn Board of Trustees.

President Michael J. Hogan delivers his inaugural address with the theme "In Unity There Is Strength".

The Voices of Freedom Gospel Choir was one of several musical groups to perform at the Inauguration. Also performing were the University Wind and Jazz Ensembles, the University Pep Band, and the University Marching Band. Soloist Rachael Binaco, a fine arts student in music, performed the National Anthem.

After a rousing performance of the UConn Husky Fight Song, the University of Connecticut Marching Band headed a procession to Fairfield Way for an Inauguration Festival. The procession included a parade-balloon of Jonathan, the UConn Husky mascot.

President Michael J. Hogan, surrounded by family and followed by University marshals and friends, gives a thumbs up as the procession moves down Fairfield Way.

The Inauguration Festival included entertainment, such as these stilt-walkers on Fairfield Way.

UConn's steel drummers provided the beat for the procession from the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts to the Inauguration Festival.