Video: Inauguration of Chancellor Blumenthal
George R. Blumenthal was inaugurated as the 10th chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz, in a public ceremony on UCSC's East Field on Friday, June 6, 2008. Presided over by Richard C. Blum, chair of the University of California Board of Regents, the 75-minute ceremony (shown above) featured a traditional academic procession; remarks by UCSC alumni Kent Nagano, Reyna Grande, and Gary Novack; a formal installation by UC President Robert C. Dynes; and Chancellor Blumenthal's inaugural address.