Inauguration Week Events
September 18 – 23, 2023
Event Schedule
| Monday, September 18 | |
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| Coffee & Donuts with President Parish Open to Students, Faculty and Staff RSVP not necessary |
8 – 9:30 a.m., Dobbs Ferry Campus, Main Hall (outside of Admissions) |
| Coffee & Donuts with President Parish Open to Students, Faculty and Staff RSVP not necessary |
11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Bronx Campus, Lobby |
| Tuesday, September 19 | |
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| Coffee & Cookies with President Parish Open to Students, Faculty and Staff RSVP not necessary |
2 – 3 p.m., Manhattan Campus, Living Room |
| Paint The Rock Across from Main Hall Open to Students, Faculty and Staff RSVP here |
4 – 5:30 p.m., Dobbs Ferry Campus |
| Table Tennis with President Parish Open to Students, Faculty, Staff and Alumni RSVP here |
5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Dobbs Ferry Campus, Hudson Hall Prominade (Rain Location: Rotunda) |
| Wednesday, September 20 | |
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| Student Club Fair Open to Students RSVP not necessary |
11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Dobbs Ferry Campus, Hudson Hall Prominade |
| Dedication Ceremony of Sculpture by Martín Rubio Open to Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, Community Members RSVP here |
3 – 4:30 p.m., Dobbs Ferry Campus, Library |
| Field Hockey Game vs. Molloy Open to Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, Community Members RSVP not necessary |
4:30 p.m., Dobbs Ferry Campus, Turf Field |
| Thursday, September 21 | |
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| Faculty Panel Discussion with Q&A: Scholarship and Service Open to Students, Faculty and Staff RSVP here |
10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., Dobbs Ferry Campus, Lecture Hall |
| Faculty and Staff Author Recognition with Q&A Open to Students, Faculty and Staff Click here to learn more about the authors and their publications. RSVP here |
1 – 2:30 p.m., Dobbs Ferry Campus, Library |
| Friday, September 22 | |
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| Inauguration Ceremony of 13th President Susan L. Parish, Ph.D., M.S.W. RSVP here Student Lottery for Inauguration Tickets |
11 a.m., Dobbs Ferry Campus, Victory Hall Gym |
| Saturday, September 23 | |
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| Annual Founders’ Festival Open to Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, Community Members RSVP here |
12 – 4 p.m., Dobbs Ferry Campus |
| Field Hockey Game vs. Assumption University Open to Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, Community Members RSVP not necessary |
1 p.m., Dobbs Ferry Campus, Turf Field |
Please RSVP to the Inauguration with the form linked below.
Mercy’s Dobbs Ferry campus is located in Westchester, NY and overlooks the Hudson River. The campus is easy to access from New York City with a Metro North train stop at the foot of campus.
Find your way around with a map of the Dobbs Ferry campus.
2023 Inauguration Committee
Executive Sponsors
- Bernadette Wade
Chief Advancement Officer - Jessica Haber
Chief of Staff
Co-Chairs
- Jessica Baily
Senior Director, Communications - Matthew Hyland
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
COMMITTEE MEMBER
- Grace Creighton
Executive Assistant, Office of the President - Saul Fisher
Associate Provost - Valerie Mason Cunningham, H.D. '20
Mercy College Trustee - Rita–Marie Masi
Student Government President - Lisa Mills-Campbell ’98, M.B.A. ’01, M.S. ’13
Director, Community Programs & Events - Konrad Motyka
Executive Director for Campus Safety & Emergency Management - Sarah A. O'Connor '80
Mercy College Trustee - Alexis Rothenberg, M.B.A. ’17
Executive Director, Alumni Relations, Annual Giving & Special Events - Bogdana Vladescu ’99, M.B.A. ’03
Senior Director, International Student Services