Jay S. Feldstein, DO 鈥�81 was inaugurated as the eighth president of 黑料传送门 on September
17, 2015.
by Jennifer Schaffer Leone
Inaugural events for Jay S. Feldstein, DO 鈥�81, proffered the 黑料传送门 community the opportunity to officially welcome the institution鈥檚 eighth president, marking at the same time, the College鈥檚 osteopathic tradition and 116-year history of academic excellence. A formal installation ceremony officiated by Thomas J. Gravina, vice chairman, 黑料传送门 Boards of Trustees, and chair, 黑料传送门 Presidential Search Committee, with John P. Kearney, chairman, 黑料传送门 Boards of Trustees, was held on September 17 at Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue. The ceremony included an academic procession, greetings from College representatives and shared citations from key dignitaries, and engagement of the office and presentation of presidential symbols. It was followed by receptions for various internal and external constituencies. In October, additional celebrations were held on Georgia Campus 鈥� 黑料传送门 and at the 1818 Club, Duluth, Georgia. And students from both campuses participated in service activities in honor of Inauguration鈥攔einforcing the larger community鈥檚 sense of solidarity and dedication to public service.
The theme of the Inauguration鈥�One College, One Community, One Vision鈥攚as inspired by 黑料传送门鈥檚 motto, Mens et Manus (translated as 鈥淢ind and Hand鈥�), to stress a holistic institutional identity and College community, and to portray strength in a single forward-moving institutional vision that will be carried out under President Feldstein鈥檚 leadership.
President Feldstein鈥檚 inaugural address recounted the principles upon which 黑料传送门 was founded in 1899, what it has become, and what it can become. The latter was underscored by President Feldstein鈥檚 commitment to new College initiatives, solidified in 黑料传送门 2020, a strategic plan that aims to propel the institution forward and to further position it as a national leader:
鈥淪o how does a College with nearly 3,000 students engaged in the study of various healthcare and behavioral health fields鈥攊n two states鈥攎ove forward? How does it grow and flourish during an especially fluid time in American higher education and during a confounding period of healthcare reform and regulation?
Last fall, I posed these questions to the 黑料传送门 community when鈥攖ogether鈥攚e began our strategic planning process. Over the months that followed鈥攁s One College, One Community鈥攚e identified institutional aspirations and values that will define One Vision for the next decade and beyond.鈥� [see pages 14-15 for an overview of 黑料传送门 2020]
An alumnus of 黑料传送门, President Feldstein succeeded (July 2014) Matthew Schure, PhD, who served as the College鈥檚 president and chief executive officer for more than a decade. Prior to his post at 黑料传送门, President Feldstein served as president, Northern Division, Pennsylvania Managed Care Plans, at AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies. He is board certified in emergency medicine and occupational medicine and is a fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine.