{"id":6306,"date":"2016-08-29T11:16:10","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T15:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/campus-times\/?p=6306"},"modified":"2016-09-07T11:51:26","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T15:51:26","slug":"fall-convocation-powered-by-optimism-seasoned-with-humor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/campus-times\/2016\/08\/29\/fall-convocation-powered-by-optimism-seasoned-with-humor\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Convocation &#8220;Powered by Optimism,&#8221; Seasoned with Humor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6321\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6321\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6321 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/campus-times\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/08\/jsn.convocation2016.2764-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"jsn.convocation2016.2764\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Nader addresses faculty, staff, board members and students at Convocation<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A packed house of faculty, staff, board members and student leaders filled Roosevelt Hall last week for Fall Convocation &#8211; the first hosted by FSC&#8217;s new president, Dr. John S. Nader.\u00a0 A mutual admiration society was forged immediately, as President Nader &#8211; with a mix of passion and humor &#8211; connected quickly with those in the room.<\/p>\n<p>The theme of the event was &#8220;Powered by Optimism&#8221; &#8211; the philosophy President Nader has espoused since he first set foot on campus.\u00a0 After recognizing new faculty, staff and student leaders, and announcing promotions, appointments and awards, Dr. Nader covered a wide range of subjects, such as rising graduation and retention rates; the success stories of\u00a0 applied learning initiatives; the new MS in Technology Management and proposals for new BS and BT degrees awaiting SUNY approval; recruitment success of the RAM program; plans for a new Applied Science building; the new shuttle service, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Nader then talked about the kind of leader he is going to be: passionate; a good listener; collaborator; communicator, and student champion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6328\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6328\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6328 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/campus-times\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/08\/CA.20162909-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"CA.20162909\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R: Joseph Rossi, George Fernandez, Carol McNamara, D.T. 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