“ ... aspire to change the world.”
In front of an audience of more than 5,000 people, global health pioneer Dr. Jim Yong Kim was inaugurated as the 17th President of Dartmouth College on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. In his inaugural address at a formal ceremony on the Dartmouth Green, President Kim challenged students to “aspire to change the world.”
Inauguration Highlights
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Highlights
“Reflections on Leadership for Social Change” panel discussion, Sept. 21
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- Read: “Opening event of inauguration activities for Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim offer great leaders' ‘Reflections on Leadership for Social Change’”
“Dartmouth and the Performing Arts” showcase, Sept. 21
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- Buck Henry ’52 reads from “The Lorax”
- Jennifer Leigh Warren sings “Dartmouth Undying”
- Pilobolus performs “Gnomen”
- President Kim on the arts at Dartmouth
Convocation and inauguration of Jim Yong Kim, Sept. 22
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