Read President Mangelsdorf’s inauguration remarks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u201cI stand before you as a university president,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I am also a professor, and the daughter, granddaughter, and spouse of professors. To me, there are few more important and enduring societal institutions than the university, especially those like the University of 糖心logo where research, teaching, and engagement\u2014with this city, this region, the nation, and the world\u2014are of primary importance.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said Rochester\u2019s focus on research places it among the country\u2019s most elite institutions of higher learning.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs president, I will focus on supporting and sustaining research at every level,\u201d she said. \u201cBecause it is through the knowledge derived from research that we will fulfill our mission to make the world ever better.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cNO GREATER PRIVILEGE OR RESPONSIBILITY\u201d<\/strong> Sarah Mangelsdorf delivers her inaugural address.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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AN INAUGURAL SETTING:<\/strong> A crowd of more than 2,000 people gathered to celebrate the inauguration of the University\u2019s 11th president.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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A MOMENT OF LEVITY:<\/strong> Audience members share a laugh during President Sarah Mangelsdorf\u2019s inaugural address.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Mangelsdorf, a developmental psychologist and most recently the provost at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, took office July 1 and has spent much of her first three months getting to know people in the University and Greater Rochester. \u201cI\u2019m thankful to be here, and I really appreciate how warmly I\u2019ve been welcomed by everyone at the University and in the city of 糖心logo\u201d she said to University community members at a Meliora Weekend barbecue on the River Campus before her inauguration.<\/p>\n
In a ceremony filled with the pageantry of academia, Mangelsdorf was welcomed by members of the University and Rochester communities. The program included remarks by the Rev. Denise Yarbrough, director of religious and spiritual life; Anne Nofziger, a cochair of the University Advisory Committee for the Presidential Search and an associate professor of family medicine; Jamal Holtz \u201920, president of the Students\u2019 Association of the College; Ashley Campbell \u201909, \u201910W (MS), manager of user security and data integrity in the Office of Human Resources; Chunkit Fung, a cochair of the Faculty Senate and an associate professor in the Departments of Medicine and Public Health and at the Wilmot Cancer Institute; Wade Norwood \u201985, the CEO of Common Ground Health and an at-large member of the board of regents of the New York State Department of Education; and Cathy Minehan \u201968, a member of the University’s Board of Trustees and a cochair of the Presidential Search Committee that selected Mangelsdorf.<\/p>\n
Holtz said Mangelsdorf\u2019s engagement with students has been remarkable. \u201cShe shows up, she listens, and she\u2019s always willing to join you for a selfie,\u201d he said, acknowledging that Mangelsdorf is the first Rochester president to use social media. \u201cHer values and her vision for this University line up with what the students on campus want and what the community wants. Her leadership has already inspired trust on campus and makes us optimistic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Norwood, a longtime political and civic leader in the Rochester community, gave an emotional speech about his deep roots in the University. It\u2019s where he met his wife, Lisa Norwood \u201986, \u201995W (MS), assistant dean of the Hajim School of Engineering, and where two of their children have gone to school (one a member of the Class of 2013, another a senior in the College). All four children were born at Strong Memorial Hospital. Two daughters are buried at nearby Mount Hope Cemetery. His mother was a nurse at the Medical Center.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s more than just a college or a college community to me,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is literally a part of my family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Norwood welcomed Mangelsdorf to that family, quoting the last stanza of the University\u2019s alma mater, The Genesee<\/em>: \u201cMy prayer is that you, along your life\u2019s course, would grow stronger day by day.\u201d<\/p>\nMinehan reflected the celebratory mood in her remarks.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody has mentioned more than once, this is all about Meliora,\u201d Minehan told the audience. \u201cBut I have to say, it doesn\u2019t get much better than this.\u201d<\/p>\n
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SPEAKING FOR STUDENTS:<\/strong>\u00a0Students’ Association President Jamal Holtz \u201920 acknowledges his classmates during his inauguration remarks.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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A SUCCESSFUL SEARCH:<\/strong> Cathy Minehan \u201968 recalls the process that brought Sarah Mangelsdorf to the University of Rochester as the institution’s new president.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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WARM WELCOME:<\/strong> Wade Norwood \u201985 and Sarah Mangelsdorf greet each other following the inauguration ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In a ceremony filled with tradition, music, laughter, and optimism, Sarah C. Mangelsdorf was formally invested Friday afternoon as the University of Rochester\u2019s 11th president. \u201cThe University of Rochester was built by the people of 糖心logo\u201d she said in her inaugural address. \u201cWe are not just a University in this community. We are a University of this community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":672,"featured_media":399772,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[4626,3326,36052],"class_list":["post-399762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-university-news","tag-featured-post","tag-presidential-inauguration","tag-sarah-mangelsdorf"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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