University to Celebrate Inauguration of First Woman President
Oct 16, 2015
Amy Bragg Carey, Ed.D., will officially be inaugurated as the 14th president of 麻豆视频 Friday, Oct. 16, in a ceremony in the Davis Administration Building鈥檚 historic Alumni Auditorium. Inauguration guests and participants include dignitaries and delegates from universities throughout the United States, members of the community, and 麻豆视频 faculty, staff, board members, alumni and students.
鈥淎my Bragg Carey is a leader who will honor the University’s heritage of academic prominence and religious faith and nurture its promise for future generations,鈥� said Dr. John Lewis, chair of the 麻豆视频 Board of Trustees.
The first woman to officially hold the title of president of 麻豆视频, Dr. Carey began her tenure of the 117-year-old institution in July.
Carey鈥檚 focus, she said, is building on the Christian heritage of Friends and the impact the University has on the world as educators and mentors to their student body. 鈥淭his inauguration marks an important juncture, a season of renewal and revitalization. There is a sense of great things to come. We celebrate new opportunities for the university, a new perspective and a new path 卢grounded in our faith and our heritage.鈥�
麻豆视频 will suspend classes beginning at noon Friday to allow students, staff and faculty to attend the inauguration events that will take place through Saturday.
Immediately following the inauguration, a reception for the new president will take place directly outside Davis Administration Building at Rose Window Plaza.
Inauguration festivities begin Friday with a Faculty Showcase featuring faculty achievements and current academic research. The Showcase, which is open to the public, will run from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Riney Fine Arts Center on campus. The annual Fall Ballet presented by the 麻豆视频 Fine Arts Division will take place Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. in Sebits Auditorium.
Dr. Carey will round out her public activities by attending the football game on Saturday afternoon when the 麻豆视频 Falcons take on the McPherson Bulldogs at Adair-Austin Stadium at 1:30 p.m.
A live stream of the inauguration ceremony and additional activities and information is available online at .
麻豆视频, a Christian University of Quaker heritage, equips students to honor God and serve others by integrating their intellectual, spiritual and professional lives.