Fall 2025 Convocation
Please join us for the Fall 2025 Convocation and Presidential Investiture.
Registration
About the Keynote Speaker
- Graduated from York College/CUNY, Class of 1976, and maintains a lifelong affiliation with his alma mater.
- Currently serves as the Chairman of the York College Advancement Committee and holds a seat on the York College Foundation Board of Directors.
- Brings decades of executive leadership experience, having held presidential roles in three companies across various industries.

Program
Music
York College Radio Station
Welcome
Dr. Thomas Marion, Master of Ceremonies
Greetings to Students and Acknowledgment of SGA Members
Mr. Akkeem Polack, Student Government President
Investiture Ceremony
Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, Chancellor
Remarks
Dr. Claudia V. Schrader, President
Greetings
Dr. Derrick Brazill, Provost
Keynote Speaker
Mr. Ray Warren, York College Alum, 1976 Co-founder, Co-host The Wisdom Circle Podcast
Alma Mater
Ms. Michelle Corley
Closing Remarks
Dr. Thomas Marion, Master of Ceremonies
Festivities Immediately Following
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Revised: August 28, 2025