{"id":1050,"date":"2022-09-19T17:45:25","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T17:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/?p=1050"},"modified":"2024-08-30T11:20:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T15:20:03","slug":"event-details-dr-deanna-r-burt-nanna-to-be-inaugurated-mccs-6th-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/19\/event-details-dr-deanna-r-burt-nanna-to-be-inaugurated-mccs-6th-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Event Details: Dr. DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna to be Inaugurated MCC\u2019s 6th President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Lt. Gov. Delgado, County Executive Bello, Rochester Mayor Evans scheduled to speak<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Dr. DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna will be inaugurated as Monroe Community College\u2019s sixth president in a formal ceremony reflecting the theme \u201cTransforming Together!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEN: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHERE:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monroecc.edu\/about-mcc\/locations-maps\/brighton-campus\/\">Samuel J. Stabins Physical Education Complex (Building 10<\/a>),<br \/>\nMCC Brighton Campus, 1000 E. Henrietta Road.\u00a0 Parking is provided in lot G.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony will also be viewable via\u00a0live video stream; a link will be posted on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monroecc.edu\/\">MCC homepage<\/a> an hour prior to the start of the program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DETAILS:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The occasion will reflect President Burt-Nanna\u2019s commitment to students, educational access and excellence, civic engagement, and inclusion and collaboration. All attendees are encouraged to participate in a service project. In addition, the presidential inaugural event will showcase MCC\u2019s diversely talented college community. Highlights include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Processional that will include representatives from MCC student clubs and organizations, as well as student-athletes and resident-students. Representatives will process with the community organizations they have partnered with to positively impact local, national and global communities.<\/li>\n<li>A song titled \u201cThe Great Installation: An Epic Journey Begins,\u201d which incorporates a fusion of Nigerian drum music, urban gospel, and inspiring messages. Composed by MCC faculty member Rollo Fisher and performed by the MCC College Chorus, the piece is a nod to the birthplace of President Burt-Nanna\u2019s husband, Pastor Wilson \u201cJoseph\u201d Nanna.<\/li>\n<li>A spoken word performance, \u201cTransformative Inspirations: A Collection of Inspiring Quotes to Celebrate Change,\u201d presented by students in MCC\u2019s theatre arts program.<\/li>\n<li>The presidential medallion designed and created by members of the college\u2019s Applied Technologies Department. The medallion is a unique, beautifully crafted symbol that represents both the authority of the presidency and the collaborative talents of MCC students, faculty and staff.<\/li>\n<li>Inaugural address by President Burt-Nanna.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the ceremony will include remarks from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado<\/li>\n<li>Monroe County Executive Adam Bello<\/li>\n<li>Rochester Mayor Malik Evans<\/li>\n<li>Allen Williams, MCC Board of Trustees chair<\/li>\n<li>Mia Le, student trustee<\/li>\n<li>Pastor Joseph Nanna, who will deliver benediction.<\/li>\n<li>Elder Duane E. Bennett of Mount Zion Church of God In Christ in Michigan, formerly President Burt-Nanna\u2019s pastor who will deliver invocation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s inauguration will also mark a new beginning for MCC. It coincides with the 60th anniversary of when MCC opened its doors for the first time to students at the Alexander Street campus<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p><strong>MEDIA RESOURCES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A bio and a high resolution image of President Burt-Nanna are available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monroecc.edu\/events\/transform\/\">MCC\u2019s website<\/a>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.monroecc.edu\/events\/transform\/\">www.monroecc.edu\/events\/transform\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Follow President DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrDeAnnaBNanna\">@DrDeAnnaBNanna<\/a>) and Monroe Community College (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/monroecc\">@MonroeCC<\/a>) on Twitter: #transformingtogether<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADDITIONAL NOTE: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>President Burt-Nanna can be available for brief, one-on-one interviews with the news media following the 2 p.m. ceremony. Please contact Hency Yuen-Eng in advance for arrangements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna, Ph.D., will be inaugurated as Monroe Community College\u2019s sixth president at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, in the Samuel J. Stabins Physical Education Complex on the college\u2019s Brighton Campus. The occasion will reflect President Burt-Nanna\u2019s commitment to students, educational access and excellence, civic engagement, and inclusion and collaboration. In addition, the presidential inaugural event will showcase MCC\u2019s diversely talented college community. Among the dignitaries scheduled to speak are Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello, and Rochester Mayor Malik Evans. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[71],"class_list":["post-1050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-news","tag-inauguration"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1050"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1054,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1050\/revisions\/1054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}