IU President Michael A. McRobbie officially opened the Woodlawn Avenue extension before the 2016 Homecoming Parade began. The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place at the intersection of Woodlawn Avenue and Seventh Street with the Indiana Memorial Union in the background.Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton (left) and IU President Michael A. McRobbie survey the new parade route running north from the Indiana Memorial Union on the newly renovated Woodlawn Avenue to 17th Street.IU President Michael A. McRobbie welcomes those gathered for the historic ceremony marking the opening of the Woodlawn Avenue extension.IU President Michael A. McRobbie delivers the Presidential Proclamation marking the formal opening of North Woodlawn Avenue.IU President Michael A. McRobbie and Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton (right) shake hands after cutting the ribbon that officially opens the Woodlawn Avenue extension.IU President Michael A. McRobbie and Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton (right) cut the ribbon across Woodlawn Avenue.The IU cheerleaders line up to hold the ribbon across Woodlawn Avenue for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.