ISSUED: 4 April 2016
MEDIA CONTACT: Valerie Owens
SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV — An energy symposium that will take place Friday, April 8, at 1 p.m. during the inauguration of Shepherd University’s 16th president, Dr. Mary J.C. Hendrix, has been moved to the Frank Center Theater to accommodate a larger audience. The symposium is free and open to the public and will be streamed live at www.shepherd.edu/inauguration for those who cannot attend in person.
Hendrix will moderate a discussion that will feature Michael Polsky, founder, president, and CEO of Invenergy LLC; Dr. Xingbo Liu, professor and associate chair of research at the West Virginia University Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources; and Dr. Jeffrey Groff, associate professor of physics in the Institute of Environmental and Physical Sciences at Shepherd.
The symposium is just one of several events planned Friday and Saturday to celebrate Hendrix’s presidency. Nine other events that are free and open to the public include:
Friday, April 8
- Installation Ceremony, 3 p.m., Butcher Center Arena
- Relay for Life Torch Lighting, 4:30 p.m., Butcher Center Plaza
- Inauguration Reception, 4:45 p.m., Wellness Center
- Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble Concert, 8 p.m., Frank Center Theater
- Candlelight Benefit to Fight Cancer, 9:45 p.m., Wellness Center Plaza
Saturday, April 9
- Ice Cream Social, noon, Butcher Center Plaza
- Shepherd Baseball vs. Urbana University, 1 p.m., Fairfax Field (Rescheduled to Sunday, April 9)
- Shepherd Softball vs. University of Virginia’s College at Wise, 1 p.m., softball field (Rescheduled to Sunday, April 9)
- Leadership Summit—“You Don’t Need A Title to Be A Leader,” Mark Sanborn, president of Sanborn & Associates, 5 p.m., Frank Center Theater
Sunday, April 10
- Shepherd Baseball vs. Urbana University, 1 p.m., Fairfax Field (Rescheduled to Saturday, April 9)
- Shepherd Softball vs. University of Virginia’s College at Wise, 1 p.m., softball field (Rescheduled to Saturday, April 9)
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