Work on the presidential inauguration platform is kicking off at the U.S. Capitol.

The day includes a symposium, procession and installation ceremony and a community reception.

Several events surrounding the U-M presidential inauguration are free and open to the public.

DETROIT – On Inauguration Day, Local 4′s Paula Tutman put together a round table of more than 30 local students. They watched the inauguration and discussed their thoughts and feelings on the historic event. READ: Metro Detroit students share thoughts on historic presidential inaugurationStudents joined Paula Tutman again on Friday to reflect on the history of the week and share their pride and their pain. This time, 31 students from schools across Metro Detroit discussed the inauguration, the history and what’s next. Metro Detroit students share thoughts on historic presidential inaugurationEvery presidential inauguration makes history in some way.

DETROIT – Every presidential inauguration makes history in some way. Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States, declaring that “democracy has prevailed.” This comes at a time when the nation is deeply divided. Vice President Kamala Harris is now the first woman, first African American and first Indian American to serve as vice president of the United States. Local 4′s Paula Tutman virtually met with dozens of students to watch and share their reactions to the significant moment in time. Instead of hundreds of thousands congregating on the Capitol grounds and on the National Mall, there will be thousands of National Guard members.

Joe Biden is sworn in as U.S. President during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)WASHINGTON – Watch live coverage as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are sworn into office on Wednesday, January 20 at the U.S. Capitol. NBC News live coverage of Inauguration Day started at 7 a.m.Watch Live Inauguration coverage below:Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inaugurationAP: President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida. Vice President Mike Pence has spoken with his successor, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, calling her on Thursday to congratulate her and offer assistance, according to two people familiar with the call. Pence will be attending Biden’s inauguration, a move Biden has welcomed.

Preparations are made prior to a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday, January 18, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)WASHINGTON – Watch live coverage as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are sworn into office on Wednesday, January 20 at the U.S. Capitol. NBC News live coverage of Inauguration Day begins at 7 a.m.Watch Live Inauguration coverage below:Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inaugurationAP: President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida. Vice President Mike Pence has spoken with his successor, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, calling her on Thursday to congratulate her and offer assistance, according to two people familiar with the call. Pence will be attending Biden’s inauguration, a move Biden has welcomed.

President-elect Joe Biden, right, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, left, share a laugh during an event to announce several choices for positions in the Biden administration at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON – Watch live coverage as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are sworn into office on Wednesday, January 20 at the U.S. Capitol. NBC News live coverage of Inauguration Day begins at 7 a.m.Watch Live Inauguration coverage below:Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inaugurationAP: President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida. Vice President Mike Pence has spoken with his successor, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, calling her on Thursday to congratulate her and offer assistance, according to two people familiar with the call. Pence will be attending Biden’s inauguration, a move Biden has welcomed.

Preparations are made prior to a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday, January 18, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)WASHINGTON – Watch live coverage as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are sworn into office on Wednesday, January 20 at the U.S. Capitol. NBC News live coverage of Inauguration Day begins at 7 a.m.Watch Live Inauguration coverage below:Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inaugurationAP: President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida. Vice President Mike Pence has spoken with his successor, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, calling her on Thursday to congratulate her and offer assistance, according to two people familiar with the call. Pence will be attending Biden’s inauguration, a move Biden has welcomed.

Members of the military band participate in a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the Capitol, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)WASHINGTON – Watch live coverage as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are sworn into office on Wednesday, January 20 at the U.S. Capitol. NBC News live coverage of Inauguration Day begins at 7 a.m.Watch Live Inauguration coverage below:Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inaugurationAP: President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida. Vice President Mike Pence has spoken with his successor, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, calling her on Thursday to congratulate her and offer assistance, according to two people familiar with the call. Pence will be attending Biden’s inauguration, a move Biden has welcomed.

(Win McNamee/Pool via AP)WASHINGTON – Watch live coverage as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are sworn into office on Wednesday, January 20 at the U.S. Capitol. Harris, the first woman, the first Black American and the first South Asian American vice president, will be sworn in by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina member of the Supreme Court. NBC News live coverage of Inauguration Day begins at 7 a.m.Watch Live Inauguration coverage below:Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inaugurationAP: President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida. Vice President Mike Pence has spoken with his successor, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, calling her on Thursday to congratulate her and offer assistance, according to two people familiar with the call. Pence will be attending Biden’s inauguration, a move Biden has welcomed.

DETROIT – Just like everything else in our lives the inauguration of the next president will look a lot different than in previous years. Helping to plan it safely will be Michigan Gov. In a release today the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced co-chairs for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. South Carolina Democratic Congressman James Clyburn is the chair while Whitmer joins Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Democratic Congressman from Louisiana Cedric Richmond and Democrat Lisa Blunt as the co-chairs. “Kamala and I are honored and grateful to these leaders for joining our inaugural committee as co-chairs and helping to organize a safe inauguration for all Americans,” said the Biden-Harris campaign in a statement.