2026 USUSA Inauguration
The 2026 USUSA Inauguration was held in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom on April 17.
2025-27 USUSA President Brandon Sorensen shares his final message before swearing in the new president in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom on April 17. (Dane Johnson/The Utah Statesman)
Dinner catered by USU Dining Services is seen at the 2026 USUSA Inauguration on April 17 in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom. (Dane Johnson/The Utah Statesman)
Incoming members of USUSA applaud another incoming officer before being sworn in on stage in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom on April 17. (Dane Johnson/The Utah Statesman)
People are seen eating in the Ballroom of the Taggart Student Center during the USUSA Inauguration on April 17. (Dane Johnson/The Utah Statesman)
2025-26 USUSA President Brandon Sorensen calls each 2026-27 USUSA officer to the stage before they are sworn in on April 17 in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom. (Dane Johnson/The Utah Statesman)
A framed graphic showing the distance of the USU Ephram campus from each of USU’s other campuses across the state of Utah is seen in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom on April 17. (Dane Johnson/The Utah Statesman)
Brandon Sorenson (left) administers the oath of office to incoming USUSA President Max Alder in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom on April 17. (Dane Johnson/The Utah Statesman)
J.J. Watts (left) and Colin Hastings are seen on stage during the 2026 USUSA Inauguration in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom on April 17. (Dane Johnson/The Utah Statesman)
Brandon Sorenson (left) administers the oath of office to incoming USUSA President Max Alder in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom on April 17. (Dane Johnson/The Utah Statesman)
Max Alder (center) administers the oath of office to the 2026-27 USUSA officers in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom on April 17. (Dane Johnson/The Utah Statesman)
2026-27 USUSA President Max Alder speaks for the first time after being sworn in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom on April 17. (Dane Johnson/The Utah Statesman)
The newly sworn in USUSA officers pose for a photo after the 2026 USUSA Inauguration in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom on April 17. (Dane Johnson/The Utah Statesman)
People applaud the newly sworn-in USUSA officers in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom on April 17. (Dane Johnson/The Utah Statesman)
Outgoing USUSA President Brandon Sorenson is seen talking with guests at the 2026 USUSA Inauguration in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom on April 17. (Dane Johnson/The Utah Statesman)
The newly sworn in USUSA officers pose for a photo after the 2026 USUSA Inauguration in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom on April 17. (Dane Johnson/The Utah Statesman)