Presidential Investiture

Illinois Valley Community College will host an investiture ceremony and reception to welcome and celebrate its 11th president, Dr. Tracy Morris, on September 21, 2023.

The tradition of an investiture ceremony in higher education is typically held in a president’s first year in office and involves a symbolic recognition of the institution’s new leader. It is also a time to introduce the president’s vision for the future and celebrate as a community.

The installation of a new president is a ceremony of dignity with many academic traditions and protocols, including the wearing of academic regalia that signifies the education levels of the participants. An academic procession will take place that includes prior Presidents, President’s Council, the Board of Trustees, and participants from other colleges and universities.

Marchers wear the colorful academic regalia of their own institution. Interspersed with musical selections, there will be the processional, invocation, greetings from dignified guests, presentation of the symbols of office, President’s address, benediction, and the recessional.

The investiture of a President is a significant event in the life of a college and as IVCC enters into its 100th year, this is the opportune time to celebrate our history and look ahead to our future. Since L-P-O was founded in 1924, our institution has been guided by eleven directors and presidents, each of whom has left an indelible mark on the history of the university. This ceremony will celebrate their legacy and the legacy of the College over the past 100 years.