Category Archives: Notes from the President

Timelines and Traditions

Timelines and Traditions

Notes from the President Chris Gray, Ph.D. | Founding President, Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania  I’ve worked in many institutions in which things have been done a certain way just because that’s the way they’ve always been done, and we can’t break...
Progress!

Progress!

Notes from the President Chris Gray, Ph.D. Founding President, Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania  In late January, EC3 was notified by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) that we have met the necessary standards to officially...
It’s Groundhog Day … Again

It’s Groundhog Day … Again

Notes from the President Christopher Gray, Ph.D. | Founding President, Erie County Community College As I sit down to pen this blog post, we’ve just been greeted by the unhappy news that Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow; as a result, we have six more weeks of...
Honoring His Legacy

Honoring His Legacy

Notes from the President Christopher Gray, Ph.D.| Founding President, Erie County Community College  This week, the nation remembered the legendary Martin Luther King Jr. and commemorated his birthday.  As we all learn during our childhood social studies...
Gearing Up for Semester #4

Gearing Up for Semester #4

Notes from the President Christopher Gray, Ph.D. | Founding President, Erie County Community College  Here we are in 2023, and almost unbelievably, EC3 is readying itself for the fourth semester of classes.  Just a month out, our focus over the next four...