A produced compendium of highlights from John Byrne's inauguration as OSU's twelfth president. The film includes remarks made by OSU Faculty Senate President H. Ronald Cameron; Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh; State Higher Education Superintendent William E. Davis; OSU President Emeritus Robert MacVicar; and President John Byrne. Interspersed throughout the film are scenes from daily campus life. The inauguration event took place on March 10, 1985 in Gill Coliseum.

Digitized from a U-matic original held in the News and Communication Services Motion Picture Films and Videotapes Collection (FV 057), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.