授职仪式 Ceremony held for President 阿德诺博士, Sixth President 的EGSC
最后编辑:2023年10月20日
十大正规网赌平台 (EGSC) officially installed Dr. 大卫·谢克特是第六名 president in an 授职仪式 Ceremony on Friday, 10月 13. 仪式是公开的。 to the public in the auditorium of the Luck Flanders Gambrell Building on EGSC’s Swainsboro 校园.
An 授职仪式 ceremony is counted among the oldest traditions of academia. 它是 a formal and academic occasion to celebrate a new president’s official installation. Distinguished guests, elected officials, and higher 教育 leaders from around the region gathered with students, employees, alumni, and 社区 partners to show 支持博士的开始. 谢克特的领导任期.
The 授职仪式 ceremony was also a celebration of 学院’s 50th 周年纪念日. Dr. 阿德诺博士 selected music from 50 years ago along with a few of his favorite songs to be played during the ceremony. Scholars in Sync and Sounds of Gabriel were the two musical groups that performed the songs during the ceremony.
Scholars in Sync is a quartet of musicians organized for the 授职仪式. 成员 of the quartet, Jacob Yarborough, Samantha Glover, and Micah Bonn are all graduates 的EGSC. Dr. Alan Brasher is in his twenty-s事件h year as an English professor at 学院. In his first semester, he initiated Music Makers Anonymous, an unofficial music club which makes groups like this possible.
Sounds of Gabriel started as a gospel workshop choir that was intended to meet once 一年. That idea changed quickly due to the invitations that were extended to them.
Their range for music extends to the genres of Gospel, inspirational, soul and jazz.
成员 of Sounds of Gabriel that performed at the 事件 were all either alumni of EGSC或在读学生.
来庆祝50周年th 周年纪念日 of 学院, a graduate from each year was invited to represent their 毕业那年. 毕业生们得到了博士的认可. 凯瑟琳 Whelan, Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs.
During the ceremony special recognition was given to the Mill Creek 基金会 for sponsoring the luncheon following the ceremony and to the late Denny Key. 关键是 a longtime member of the EGSC基金会 and Chair of the Mill Creek 基金会. 理查德。 McNeely, Chair of the EGSC基金会, and Wade Johnson, EGSC基金会 Trustee and Chair of the Mill Creek 基金会, spoke about Denny Key and his dedication to EGSC 和社区.
Dr. Jeremiah 阿什克罗夫特, President Emeritus 的EGSC, spoke about the history of the 大学. Dr. 阿什克罗夫特 also remembered past EGSC presidents Dr. 威利·冈恩和博士. John Black who both passed away this year. He spoke about their leadership and the impact they had on the 社区, the 大学, students, faculty, and staff.
佐治亚大学系统 (USG) Regent Harold Reynolds and USG Chancellor Sonny Perdue spoke on behalf of the 佐治亚大学系统. 他们每个人都谈到 Dr. 阿德诺博士’s leadership and dedication to the 大学.
Dr. 阿德诺博士 spoke to the group about his life and the influence music had on his 教育. He shared photos of his childhood with the guests and spoke to them about the future of the 大学 and his leadership.
The 授职仪式 ceremony closed with Sounds of Gabriel and Scholars in Sync joining 一起唱首歌. 仪式之后是烧烤午宴.
Dr. 大卫L. 阿德诺博士, a Florida native, holds a Ph.D. 在政治学中 University of Florida and both a master’s degree in political science and a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies and history from Florida State University. He 他还拥有弗雷斯诺州立大学的MBA学位.
Prior to joining 十大正规网赌平台, Dr. 谢克特担任教务长和高级教师 vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of South Carolina Upstate in 斯帕坦堡,年代.C. Dr. 阿德诺博士 also served as associate vice president for faculty affairs and then vice provost at California State University, Bakersfield. 他提供了 oversight for the university’s Office of Research and Grants as well as the Kegley 伦理研究所. Before joining the administration at CSU Bakersfield, Dr. 阿德诺博士 was chair of the Department of Political Science at California State University, Fresno where he was granted tenure as a full professor and earned the Provost’s Award for 教师服务. He also previously taught at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
不工作的时候,Dr. 阿德诺博士 enjoys seeing concerts by his favorite 80s bands, traveling, watching documentaries, and spending time at the beach with friends and family.
The Board of Regents of the 佐治亚大学系统 named Dr. 谢克特六世 president of 十大正规网赌平台 on 1月 3, 2022.
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十大正规网赌平台 would like to thank the Mill Creek 基金会 for providing the funds for the 社区 luncheon and Davis Marketing Company for sponsoring the 授职仪式邀请.