Hundreds of administrators, faculty, grounds workers, and other members of the Holy Cross staff have been working to ensure the campus looks pristine for the hundreds of guests who are expected to visit campus for the inauguration of Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., as its 32nd president.
New street banners featuring the College’s name and color seal adorn College and Southbridge Streets, flowers bursting with color and finely manicured lawns blanket the campus grounds, and multicolored streamers in the Hogan Courtyard signal a celebration is near.
The giant wooden tables in the majestic Main Reading Room in Dinand Library have been removed to make way for a dais and row after row of chairs for the faculty symposium on Sept. 13. A stage platform with giant background, lighting, and hundreds of chairs now fill the Hart basketball arena where the installation of Fr. Boroughs as president will take place on Sept. 14.
The activities are the culmination of months of behind-the-scenes work by the Presidential Inauguration Committee, which is chaired by Rev. Paul Harman, vice president for mission.
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