The University Marshal is
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...
's chief
protocol
Protocol may refer to:
Sociology and politics
* Protocol (politics), a formal agreement between nation states
* Protocol (diplomacy), the etiquette of diplomacy and affairs of state
* Etiquette, a code of personal behavior
Science and technology
...
officer. Among other duties, the University Marshal often receives visitors on behalf of
Harvard's President.
The Marshal's Office reports to the President and organizes such large-scale, University-wide events as presidential inaugurations, anniversary celebrations, and special convocations, as well as overseeing the
Morning Exercises on Commencement Day.
Harvard's first was
, appointed "Marshal of the Commencement Exercises" in 1896.
Sources
*{{cite web, title=Harvard University. Office of the University Marshal , url=http://marshal.harvard.edu , publisher=The President and Fellows of Harvard College , accessdate=2014-05-25
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