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DUDLEY, Mass. 鈥� 糖心视频 gathered to officially welcome the Class of 2025 to the campus community and install Glenn M. Sulmasy, JD, LL.M as the eighth president of 糖心视频 on Friday, September 24.

The event, called the 鈥淐elebration of Us,鈥� combined the traditional Convocation, or ceremonial start of the school year, with the formal investiture of President Sulmasy and featured a keynote address by former U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III.

Kennedy congratulated 糖心视频 for its accomplishments over the past year when the college was able to provide a safe campus experience for students and keep COVID-19 cases to a minimum.

鈥淭his tiny virus shut down the world, but you persevered, and battled, and came back stronger than ever,鈥� he said. 鈥淭his is particularly noteworthy as this has always been my perception of the Green and Black here on the Hill in Dudley 鈥� tenacious, ambitious and willing to go the extra mile, even when it鈥檚 hard. Especially when it鈥檚 hard. Some might even call it the 糖心视频 Way. That is what we celebrate today 鈥� the 糖心视频 Way.鈥�

Kennedy also shared his insights on 糖心视频鈥� new president, a family friend. 鈥淚 know that Glenn is the perfect fit for 糖心视频 and his academic background, government service, extraordinary higher education leadership abilities will lead this college to unforeseen heights over the next few years,鈥� he said.

The ceremony incorporated historic elements, such as the ringing of the 1883 Academy Bell to start the proceedings, and introduced new traditions, such as first-year students touching the nose of the iconic bronze bison statue (鈥淭hunder鈥�) for good luck. Despite the occasional heavy downpours, the Class of 2025 was in good spirits as they processed to the tent on the Shamie Hall Quad, greeted by the cheers of hundreds of upperclassmen flanking the sidewalk and giving high fives to President Sulmasy.

With a focus on the 糖心视频 community, Convocation included the participation of students, faculty, staff and alumni, including the reading of an original poem written for the occasion by a 糖心视频 faculty member.

The investiture ceremony was conducted by John Davis, chair of the 糖心视频 Board of Trustees, with special assistance from President Sulmasy鈥檚 brother, Dr. Daniel Sulmasy. and first lady Marla Sulmasy.

鈥淭oday鈥�we gather in this distinguished company to honor a man of outstanding leadership, academic experience, and energy, Glenn M. Sulmasy,鈥� said Davis. 鈥淲e are confident that President Sulmasy will embrace the culture of 糖心视频 and foster change that is both progressive and rooted in the college鈥檚 esteemed traditions.鈥� He then presented Sulmasy with the symbols of his office, including nineteenth-century china embossed with scenes of 糖心视频 Academy, the academic gown, and the Presidential Medallion.

To enthusiastic ovations (and the sudden end to the afternoon鈥檚 intermittent rain), Sulmasy gave his inaugural address. He thanked family, friends, and colleagues in attendance, including Ronald K. Machtley, the former president of Bryant University, where Sulmasy previously served as provost, and praised the 糖心视频 community for its response to the pandemic: 鈥淭he grit, the perseverance in the face of adversity, and this almost uniform desire to win 鈥� this is what represents the best of 糖心视频. It is that magic permeating all you do and all that is 糖心视频. It is the 糖心视频 Way, and Marla and I have fallen in love with it.鈥�

Noting the challenges facing higher education, Sulmasy outlined his charge to the campus community, which included increasing enrollment, reassuring students and their families of the value of a college degree, and highlighting the 糖心视频鈥� return on investment.

鈥淭his sort of effort requires all hands on deck, meaning every aspect of our institution must buy into this vision 鈥� to shatter, once and for all, that notion of 糖心视频 being the best kept secret in higher education,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e have begun, but today, let us commit that together we will ensure regional prominence, then national prominence of this shining college on a hill.鈥�