Michael A. Rice, president, Faculty Senate, leads the procession carrying the University Mace Former URI President Robert L. Carothers The Yootay Singers, featuring members of the Narragansett Indian Tribe, open the inauguration ceremony Sean Edmond Rogers, vice president of Community, Equity, and Diversity Atsa Zah, member of the Narragansett Tribe, delivers the land acknowledgment
Thomas M. Ryan, chair of the presidential search committee and member of the Board of Trustees Rhode Island Gov. Daniel J. McKee congratulates President Parlange
