The Brevard College community celebrated the inauguration of The Rev. Dr. David C. Joyce as president on Friday, Oct. 12.  Dr. Joyce was officially installed as the 13th president in the College’s 159-year history during a special Inauguration Ceremony in the Porter Center for Performing Arts.  The ceremony included student, faculty, staff, alumni and trustee representatives as well past presidents and institutional delegates from more than 40 colleges and universities from across the country.
A Poem for the Inauguration by Dr. Kenneth D. Chamlee Iva Buch Seese Distinguished Professor of English TRIBUTE LIST FOR TODAY Praise to the people who read directions before assembling the bookcase, and praise to the people who don’t and say, “Now where does this piece go?” Huzzah to lovers of multi-lane freeway...Click here for full poem
"A Case for the Liberal Arts" by Dr. Gerald Seaman Vice President of Academic Affairs, Ripon College Ladies and gentlemen, special guests, faculty, staff, and students, David and Lynne Joyce, I am honored to address you on the occasion of David Joyce’s inauguration as the 13th President of Brevard College. I am here to speak about David and he has asked me to make the case for liberal education. I will make that case, and I will tell you why I believe David Joyce is the person...  Click here for full story
Presentation of the Rev. Dr. David C. Joyce by Donald L. Moore, Jr. Vice Chair, Brevard College Board of Trustees In the Spring of 2011, a Presidential Search Committee was appointed to recommend to the Board of Trustees, a candidate to become the 13th President of Brevard College. The committee was composed of Trustees, Faculty and Staff members, a student representative, alumni, a representative of the Board of Visitors, and leaders from the community.  Click here for full story
Inaugural Address by The Rev. Dr. David C. Joyce President Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to attend this very special event in the life of Brevard College. Inaugurations are, hopefully, fairly rare events as they mark presidential transitions in the history of our institutions of higher learning. It is an event that truly...Click here to read full address
The Inauguration of Brevard College's 13th President,  The Rev. Dr. David C. Joyce (video) The Inauguration of Brevard College's 13th President, Program (PDF) Click here to view photo gallery