Indiana University East welcomes the community to participate in a watch party and celebration of the inauguration of its first female president, Pamela Whitten, Indiana University’s 19th president.

IU’s 19th President Pamela Whitten will be inaugurated on November 4.

WHAT: Autumn Festival and 19th IU President Pamela Whitten Inauguration Watch Party

WHEN: Thursday, November 4, 2021, at 2:30 p.m. The inauguration procession begins at 2:45 p.m. and the ceremony begins at 3 p.m.

WHO: IU and IU East alumni, faculty, staff, students, community, and members of the media are welcome to attend.

WHERE: Indiana University East, 2325 Chester Blvd., Richmond, Indiana.  The event will take place in the Whitewater Hall Lobby. Visitor parking is available in the Whitewater Hall parking lot.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: IU President Pamela Whitten was named the 19th IU President on April 16, 2021, by the IU Board of Trustees. She officially began July 1, 2021.

Whitten, a visionary scholar and accomplished educator and researcher, will be the first female president for IU. She will oversee one of the nation’s leading research universities at a time of record-level research funding and philanthropic support.

She first visited the IU East campus as president-elect on April 27.

Whitten holds a Ph.D. in communication studies from the University of Kansas, a Master of Arts in communication from the University of Kentucky and a Bachelor of Science in management from Tulane University. She is an internationally recognized expert in the field of telemedicine. As part of her work in higher education, she additionally held leadership roles at the University of Georgia and the University of Kansas Medical Center.

For more information on IU President Whitten, visit iu.edu/about/leadership/president/index.html.