{"id":208636,"date":"2022-09-16T14:55:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T18:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/president\/?page_id=208636"},"modified":"2025-11-03T12:43:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:43:24","slug":"investiture-of-president-koppell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/president\/jonathan-g-s-koppell-biography\/investiture-of-president-koppell\/","title":{"rendered":"Investiture of President Koppell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"prpl-homepage-hero\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(/president/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/208636/responsive-media/cache/president/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2022/11/2022-11-07_video-poster.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><div class=\"prpl-desktop-only-video\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2022\/07\/20220630_Investiture_Video_Banner_3.mp4\" data-poster=\"\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2022\/11\/2022-11-07_video-poster.jpg\" data-alt=\"College hall at sunset\" data-av1=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2022\/07\/20220630_Investiture_Video_Banner_3.mp4\"><\/div><h1 id=\"content-start\">Investiture of Jonathan GS Koppell<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band scalable no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<p><iframe title=\"Video: THE INVESTITURE OF JONATHAN GS KOPPELL\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DDi8cUgXP_Y?feature=oembed\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"width: 500px; height: 281px; border: 0px solid #000;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<p>On Thursday, September 15, 2022 Montclair State celebrated a momentous occasion in the life of the University with the Investiture of Jonathan GS Koppell as its ninth president.<\/p>\n<p>The campus welcomed dignitaries \u2013 presidents and representatives from other universities, as well as state, county and local elected officials \u2013 for the ceremony. A festival celebrating the University\u2019s programs and public service partnerships was held on the Alumni Green in front of Cole Hall and a campus-wide reception immediately followed the ceremony outside of Memorial Auditorium.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zaMtkjiwIfU\" target=\"_blank\">President Koppell&#8217;s Investiture Remarks<\/a> (video)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/president\/2022\/10\/21\/the-university-of-your-imagination\/\">Read the transcript.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rcRkbM2knLs\" target=\"_blank\">Leading the Way for Public Good<\/a> (video)<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sYL2UEMu7Rc\" target=\"_blank\">Highlights from the Day<\/a> (video)<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oTJev6Qygfc\" target=\"_blank\">Soaring into the Future<\/a> (video)<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2022\/09\/InvestitureProgram.9.15.22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Investiture Program <\/a>(PDF)<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2022\/09\/universities.colleges.investiture.procession.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Universities and Colleges Represented in the Academic Procession<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>PHOTO GALLERY<\/h2>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_investiture-01.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_investiture-01.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"president koppell at lectern\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_investiture-02.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_investiture-02.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"president koppell having medallion draped over his neck\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_investiture-03.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_investiture-03.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"president koppell shaking hands on stage\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_investiture-04.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2022\/09\/2022-09-16_investiture-04.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"president koppell checking out tables students set up on the quad\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Find more photos and read about the day&#8217;s festivities at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2022\/09\/16\/a-day-to-fuel-the-imagination\/\">A Day to Fuel the Imagination<\/a>: <em>Campus celebrates the investiture of President Jonathan GS Koppell, hears plans for the future<\/em><\/strong>.<br 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