March 18, 2022

An inauguration ceremony to install Dr. Michael H. Gavin as Delta College’s fifth president was held on March 18, 2022.

Mike Nash, Chair, Delta College Board of Trustee welcomed nearly 200 faculty and staff, trustees, community leaders and members of Gavin’s family to the event held in the Pioneer Gym.

 

“This inaugural event serves to affirm that even though things will be different tomorrow, Delta will continue to adapt and flourish under the leadership of Dr. Gavin,” said Nash.

 

After receiving an honorary medallion engraved with the Delta College seal, Dr. Gavin spoke to the assembly about the “Delta College of Tomorrow.”

 

"We meet here today, two years into a global pandemic, in the throes of responding adequately to a national awakening regarding race that is nearly 300 years late, and now in the context of an unprovoked war started by Russia against Ukraine,"Gavin said. "We meet here, together, in a moment that I hope will be one of those events that re-establishes a true connection in a time, where connection is more important than ever before."

 

"Your presence here today is a meaningful signal about Delta’s future state and how human connection will be a fundamental aspect of our path forward. And just as in the past, Delta College will be at the forefront of establishing the role of community colleges in the future."

 

Chris Curtis, Professor of Psychology, and Olivia Rechsteiner, 2022 Delta College graduate and president of Phi Theta Kappa, also spoke at the event.