3/13/19 | On Tuesday, March 12, Johnson & Wales University entered a new era with the Chancellor Investiture Ceremony of Mim L. Runey, LP.D. Speakers, dignitaries and guests gathered to celebrate the university’s past, present and future at the historic Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC).
The formal program began with a procession that included the JWU Honor Guard, a platform party of academics, trustees and dignitaries led by Provost Lily Hsu, Ed.D, as well as student flag bearers representing all seven of JWU’s colleges.
JWU North Miami Campus President and Master of Ceremonies Larry Rice, Ed.D., ’90 opened with welcoming remarks invoking the university’s inspiring origins: “It was just weeks after the start of World War I, at a time when women did not have the right to vote, that Miss Johnson and Miss Wales decided to open a school to teach, mostly women at first, business skills. They were truly trailblazers, ahead of their time.”…Read More