Tuskegee University's fifth president, Dr. Benjamin F. Payton, will attend the U.S. Presidential Inauguration for Barack Obama, the nation's first black president, in Washington on Jan. 20, continuing a legacy of the institution's leadership participating in presidential events. He will be accompanied by Tuskegee University's first lady, Mrs. Thelma P. Payton. "I am thrilled to participate in this very significant historical occasion," Payton said.
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The annual George Washington Carver Convocation will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30, in the University Chapel. The traditional Line of March will begin in front of the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center at 9:45 a.m. Members of the faculty are asked to participate in the procession. The speaker for the occasion is biochemist, Dr. Sidney A. McNairy, Jr., Associate Director of the National Center for Research Resources, at the National Institute of Health
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The University's annual Faith Week will be held Jan. 18-25. The theme for this year is "Faith and Our Global Citizenship." A number of lectures and activities to be held will be devoted to the intellectual and moral understandings of religion and spiritual insights, while featuring some of the world's leading theologians and voices of inspiration. All events are open to the public.
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During the U.S. Presidential Inaugural week of Jan.  20-23, the Tuskegee University Ford Motor Company Library will hold an exhibition entitled, "Washington and Obama: Two Proclaimed Voices of Change and Hope." The exhibition will consist of course work created by first-year students enrolled in UNIVERSITY 101 classes. Co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Ford Motor Company Library, the exhibition features poster collages, paintings, DVD documentaries
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The Marching Crimson Piper Band made the cut for the seventh annual Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase. The high-stepping, energetic ensemble will perform Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The Tuskegee band and nine other Historically Black Colleges and Universities' bands were chosen through a combination of online voting by fans and a selection process involving HBCU band directors and university presidents.
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