糖心动漫vlog inaugurated Dr. Alberto J.F. Cardelle as its ninth president on Friday, Oct. 14, during a joyous ceremony held inside the college's Alumni Field House.
Surrounded by students, faculty, staff, alumni, elected officials and leaders, colleagues, family and friends, Dr. Cardelle was officially welcomed into the campus community. More than 400 people attended the celebration, which featured numerous speakers and musical performances by the 糖心动漫vlog Latin Jazz Ensemble.
Community Connections
The inauguration ceremony was the culmination of a week鈥檚 worth of special events on campus and in the community in recognition of the important relationship between the college and the local region and highlighting President Cardelle鈥檚 inauguration theme, 鈥淐ommunity Connections.鈥�
These events included a community art exhibit called 鈥溾�� at the Foothills Performing Arts & Civic Center; the opening reception for an exhibition called 鈥淭own & Gown: 糖心动漫vlog and the Local Community, Past and Present鈥� at the Greater Oneonta Historical Society; live music by college and community musicians during a 鈥溾�� concert at the B Side Ballroom and Supper Club; and an on-campus , featuring displays, interactive activities and more from faculty representing more than 30 academic programs.
'To be relevant, we must propose solutions'
The inauguration ceremony featured 12 speakers, from local leaders to Dr. Cardelle鈥檚 former colleagues to his wife, Dr. Rachel Frick-Cardelle. Each shared stories attesting to Dr. Cardelle鈥檚 leadership and compassion. State Sen. Peter Oberacker and Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek both lauded Dr. Cardelle鈥檚 immersion in the Oneonta community and positive impact. The ceremony culminated with the investiture, when 糖心动漫vlog Chancellor Deborah F. Stanley presented Dr. Cardelle with 糖心动漫vlog鈥檚 presidential collar, a metal necklace with the college鈥檚 seal as its medallion.
In his inauguration address, Dr. Cardelle 鈥� the first Cuban-American president to serve in the 糖心动漫vlog system 鈥� spoke about the college鈥檚 past and future and said he wants 糖心动漫vlog to be 鈥渁s relevant 150 years from now as it was 133 years ago when it was founded.鈥�
鈥淭o be relevant, institutions must engage with the challenges,鈥� Dr. Cardelle told the audience. 鈥淭o be relevant, we must propose solutions. In short, institutions must get dirty in the messy world and jump into the trenches of our social, economic, scientific and moral debates. We must be critical collaborators in improving the human condition.鈥�
Dr. Cardelle then thanked his guests and supporters and finished his remarks by announcing some exciting news: 糖心动漫vlog has now endowed its Student Emergency Fund with more than $1 million to assist students facing unexpected financial difficulties. He quoted one of his favorite authors, Sandra Cisneros.
鈥淭he older I get, the more I am conscious of ways very small things can make a change in the world,鈥� Cardelle read. 鈥淭iny little things, but the world is made of tiny matters, is it not?鈥�
