Inauguration Photos

View photos from the Chancellor's Inauguration Ceremony on September 18, 2026

Inauguration Ceremony

Chancellor Mike Haynie stands on stage, dressed in regalia, listening to a speaker we cannot see.
The academic deans, including Mark Lodato, Jeff Rubin and Alex McKelvie, join the procession at the start of the inauguration ceremony.
Board members dressed in regalia join the procession.
The student body president shares her thoughts from behind the podium during the inauguration ceremony.
The youth poet laureate shares a poem she wrote for the inauguration, standing at the podium, with the Chancellor looking on.
Chancellor Haynie salutes the flag with other leaders on stage at the start of the inauguration ceremony.
The spiritual leader of the Onondoga Nation stands behind the podium and shares the Thanksgiving prayer at the beginning of the ceremony.
Chancellor Haynie and Board Chair Jeff Scruggs stand on stage with the large orange Syracuse banner behind them.
Brian Blair, the university's athletic director, listens intently during the inauguration ceremony.
Chancellor Mike Haynie smiles as he listens to a speaker during the ceremony. Seated behind him are guests and other speakers.
Members of the Chancellor's executive team join in the singing of the alma mater.
The crowd in the dome stands and claps during the ceremony.
The Syracuse University Board members who served on the search committee speak at the podium during the ceremony.