Presidential Inauguration
Dr. Jules Glanzer
The board of directors, faculty, administration and students of Tabor College request the honor of your presence at the inauguration of Dr. Jules Glanzer as the college’s thirteenth president Friday, May 9, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., in the Tabor College Gymnasium, Hillsboro, Kansas.
Inauguration Schedule
Friday, May 9
- Inauguration Ceremony , 7:00 p.m., Gymnasium
- Keynote Speaker, Leonard Sweet
Saturday, May 10
- CMBS Dinner, 6:30 p.m., Chapel
Sunday, May 11
- Reception for President Glanzer, 5:00 p.m., Hillsboro MB Church
- Oratorio Spring Concert, 7:00 p.m., Hillsboro MB Church
Monday, May 12
- Chapel with President Glanzer, 1:30 p.m., Chapel
Centennial Celebration
Learn more about the Tabor Centennial and how we are celebrating!
Glanzer Family
Read more about Dr. Jules Glanzer and his family.
Directions and More!
Directions to Tabor College, a campus map, and lodging and restaurants in Hillsboro and the surrounding area are available on the Tabor Web site.
Inauguration Calendar Details
Presidential Inauguration
7 p.m., Friday May 9 –
Tabor College Gymnasium
The public is invited to the inauguration of Dr. Jules Glanzer as the 13th president of Tabor College. The keynote speaker will be Leonard Sweet. Admission is free.
“The inauguration of a college president is a landmark event on any campus, but it’s especially true for Tabor College as it celebrates its centennial,” said Associate Professor of Communications and Drama Judy Harder, chair of the inauguration committee.
“This is an opportunity for everyone connected to Tabor to join together in gratitude for what God has done through the college in the past 100 years and to look ahead with hope and expectation to what God will do through Tabor in the future, beginning with the inauguration of our new president, Dr. Jules Glanzer.
“I encourage everyone to mark this event on their calendars and to make a special effort to be here with us physically, or to join us in prayer,” Harder added.
Tabor College Centennial History Dinner
6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 10 – Chapel Auditorium
A Century of Transformation, 1908-2008, a history of Tabor College created by the Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, will make its public debut at this year’s CMBS annual banquet. The book’s authors, Peggy Goertzen, Dr. Richard Kyle, Dr. Lynn Jost and David Peters, will share highlights from the book. Dr. Doug Miller, editor, and Dr. Don Isaac, chair of the book steering committee, also will speak.
“This is an event you won’t want to miss,” said Goertzen, the director of CMBS. “We’re eager to celebrate 100 years of Tabor and the men and women whose dedicated service helped make it possible.”
A Century of Transformation includes 250 pages of stories and photographs along with a CD/DVD filled with Bluejay yearbooks for the entire century, musical performances, and recordings of Chapel Hour.
The book is now being sold at the pre-publication price of $35. After May 10, the price of the book will be $45. Tickets to the dinner are $15 per person, but a combination price of $50 will include the dinner and book.
For more information contact: CMBS, Tabor College, 400 S. Jefferson, Hillsboro, KS. 67063 or call 620-947-3121 ext.1211/1212.
Communitywide Reception for Dr. Jules and Peg
Glanzer
5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Sunday, May 11,
Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church.
The public is invited to greet the new president and his wife, Peg, at this come-and-go event.
Spring Oratorio Concert
7 p.m., Sunday, May 11 –
Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church
The featured work is Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, a work for orchestra, piano solo, and chorus, featuring Dr. Sheila Schmitt, Associate Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy, as piano soloist. Also on the concert are three choruses from Haydn’s famous oratorio, The Creation, and the “Laudate Dominum” from Mozart’s Solemn Vespers, which features soprano soloist Dr. Holly Swartzendruber, Assistant Professor of Vocal Music. The chorus work will be handled by the combined forces of the Tabor College Concert Choir and the Tabor College Community Chorale, accompanied by orchestra. The concert is free to the public.
“The combining of the spring oratorio with the inauguration weekend as well as the combining of the Concert Choir and Community Chorale heightens the usual energy of this concert,” said Oratorio Director Brad Vogel, Associate Professor of Choral Music. “With the beautiful quality of the compositions performed, this will be a high and fitting end to the inaugural activities.”
