What We Do

University Special Events and Protocol provides a full range of event management and protocol services.  Primary functions and responsibilities of University Special Events and Protocol include the following:

• Plans, executes, and manages events and dignitary visits hosted by or on behalf of the President. Designs, implements, and administers other high-profile events and activities.
• Collaborates with university leadership on selected events to provide guidance in achieving event goals and to ensure that the events are carried out in a manner that is consistent with the university’s standards.
• Provides event, academic, university, diplomatic, and international protocol guidance and implementation.
• Serves as the liaison to the Office of the President in managing visiting dignitary notifications. 
• Provides event planning resources to university departments.
• Collects historically significant items for the presidential archives.

University Special Events and Protocol is a department of the Office of the President.