Information for Delegates

- RSVP
- Schedule of Events
- Accomodations
- Directions
- Parking

RSVP

Please fill out the RSVP form and return it by September 20, 2006 to:

Inauguration Committee
President's Office
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450-2116

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, October 20

• 2:30-4:00 p.m. Panel: “Liberal Arts in the 21st Century”
  Keller Theatre, Lenfest Center
  Moderated by Roger Mudd '50
• Panel Participants:
  - Pauline Yu, President of the American Council of Learned Societies
  - Richard H. Ekman, President, Council of Independent Colleges

4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Panel Reception
Kamen Gallery, Lenfest Center

Saturday, October 21

9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Delegate Robing
Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library

10:30 a.m. Inauguration
Front Lawn, Lee Chapel
Rain Plan - Doremus / Warner Center

12:00 Noon Inaugural Lunch
Cannan Green
Rain Plan - Evans Hall

ACCOMODATIONS

A block of rooms has been reserved for delegates and presidential guests at the new Holiday Inn Express Lexington. It is conveniently located at the intersection of I-81 and I-64, just minutes from Washington and Lee University. Please contact the Holiday Inn Express directly at (540) 463-7351 to book one of the reserved suites at the rate of $139.95 per night. Mention block name “Presidential Guest” when speaking with a hotel representative.

The Holiday Inn Express–Lexington
880 North Lee Highway
Lexington, Va 24450
(540) 463-7351

DIRECTIONS TO WASHINGTON AND LEE

Washington and Lee University is located in Lexington, Va., just
off I-81.

Driving from the north, take the first Lexington exit and follow Route 11, which becomes Main Street, past VMI to the W&L campus
(8 miles from I-81).

Driving from the south, take the second Lexington exit (I-64 west) and follow directions to Route 11 south and the W&L campus (2 miles from I-64).

PARKING

Parking for the inauguration is available in the parking deck located off Nelson Street and East Denny Circle behind the gymnasium complex. The Front Lawn is a short walk from the parking deck.
Washington and Lee provides convenient access to the ceremony for all those who are able to walk only short distances, who have difficulty climbing steps, who use a wheelchair, or who otherwise need special assistance.

Please inform your parents and families that the university provides special parking and transportation for the ceremony for those guests who are handicapped or have special health concerns. Many of your families will have these special needs.

We designate the Lee Chapel Visitors lot on Jefferson Street and Washington Street from Lee Avenue to Nelson Street as Handicapped and Special Needs parking. These areas will be closed to all others. Please advise your families that this parking is available on a first come, first served basis, so they need to plan arrival times accordingly. We also will have a golf cart available to transport special needs guests to the ceremony from those areas. When these areas fill, guests may drop off their special-needs guests near the President's house on Washington Street and they can still be transported to the ceremony.

To request assistance, please contact Michael L. Young, Director of Public Safety, by e-mail at mlyoung@wlu.edu or by phone at 540.458.8427, or Brian Richardson, University Marshal, by e-mail at richardsonb@wlu.edu or by phone at 540.458.8430.