THE RCC WEEKLY
Issue 40-SPECIAL EDITION
January 11, 2013
THE ELIZABETH
WARREN SWEARING-IN
Saturday, January 5, 2013, was an amazing historic
day for our College. Senator Elizabeth Warren chose
to have a ceremonial swearing-in for the people of
Massachusetts who voted for her. She personally
chose RCC because she felt her candidacy got off to
an excellent start during appearances at RCC.
The Media Arts stage was filled with dignitaries from
federal and state government. They included:
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan; Senator John
Kerry; Senator Elizabeth Warren and her husband,
Bruce Mann, Governor Deval Patrick; recently retired
Representative Barney Frank; Representative Ed
Markey; Representative Stephen Lynch; Steve
Holman, Union President; Andrea Cabral, former
Suffolk County Sheriff, and soon to be a member of
the Patrick Administration; State Auditor Suzanne
Bump; Attorney General Martha Coakley,
Representative Grossman.
The program opened with a brief introduction by
Kevin Small, first-year student and president of our
newly-revived Phi Theta Kappa. Interim President,
Dr. Linda Edmonds Turner, was the MC, inviting
Senator Kerry and Senator Warren to come into the
auditorium and take their places on stage. Then
Justice Kagan was invited to come to the stage.
The pictures on page 2 really tell the story. They
were taken by our wonderful photographers: Milton
Samuels, Pam Green, and Joel Pierre.
Thanks to the RCC team for helping the Warren
delegation plan the event. The RCC Team: President
Turner, Trustee Steve Tompkins, VP Janey, VP
Mercomes, Marshall Hughes, Keith McDermott, Pam
Green, Audrey Kimball, Kelsey Jarboe, Justin Petty,
and Ken Hall.
IN MEMORIAM
We all lost a dear friend last week, and I daresay that
most of us are still in shock. Our hearts are heavy and
sad with the loss of Mark. He was highly respected and
liked by students, faculty, and staff. And he, in turn,
loved working at RCC.
We will truly miss his energy, his innovative ideas, and,
most especially, his smile.
Memorial Arrangements for the late Mark Garth have
been confirmed,
Date: Saturday, January 19 th at 2pm
Location: First Church of Boston
66 Marlborough Street
Boston, MA
In lieu of flowers, donations in Mark's name may be
made to: The Roxbury Community College Foundation
Condolences and other messages may be sent to:
Steven Hatch
32 Murray Hill Road
Maiden, MA 02148
President Turner, Senator Warren, and Justice Kagan
The Cohasset Girl Scouts, with Grace Lloyd
The RCC Board of Trustees with Andrea Cabral and Justice Kagan
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Senator Warren with her husband Bruce Mann
Platform Guests
Far right: Kevin Small, President of Phi Theta
Kappa and Emery Henderson, who sang the
National Anthem
Platform Guests, including Gov. Deval Patrick