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VCCS Chancellor to Address Graduates

Dore’ Announced as ESCC Commencement Speaker on May 14th

The 54th Annual Commencement at your Eastern Shore Community College in Melfa, will be held on Wednesday, May 14th at 5:00pm (rain date is Thursday, May 15th). The college is excited to announce our commencement speaker for this momentous occasion is Dr. David Dore’, Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System. Dr. Dore’ is the tenth chancellor to lead the system which was founded in 1966.

As chancellor of Virginia’s Community College System, Dr. Doré provides day-to-day leadership for a system comprised of twenty-three colleges that serves more than 200,000 degree-seeking and workforce-career training students annually.

Dr. Dore’ pictured during his first visit to ESCC on his Spring Campus Tour of 2023.

Like so many community college students, Dr. Doré was a first-generation college student. His decades-long career has been guided by a fundamental belief that every learner can be successful. His commitment to serving diverse and underrepresented populations to foster inclusive learning communities, supporting open access, student success, and economic mobility is both palpable and unwavering.

A self-described student advocate, Dr. Doré is laser-focused on recruiting the “New Majority of learners” — those twenty-five and older who face limited job prospects because they lack post-high school credentials. Before taking the reins at the Virginia Community College System, Dr. Doré served as President of Campuses and Executive Vice Chancellor at Pima Community College. There, he led the college’s five campuses and workforce development initiatives.

Dr. Doré has also served in higher education leadership positions in Tempe, Arizona and San Francisco, California. Doré earned his Doctor of Education degree at Pepperdine University; master’s degrees at Georgetown University, Boston College, and Santa
Clara University; an advanced degree in Philosophy from Gonzaga University; and his bachelor’s degree from Gannon University.

Named a Presidential Fellow of the Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program in 2017, Dr. Doré is active in community leadership and is a staunch proponent of community college education at the state and national levels.

The ESCC Commencement is a ticketed event with a limited number available for students to share with family and friends. The event will be broadcast live and streamed on WESR-FM 103.3 (elasticplayer.xyz/wesr/) and can be seen on Facebook Live on the Eastern Shore Community College Facebook page.

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