Greetings from Roxbury Community College (RCC)! I am humbled and honored to serve as the 18th President of RCC, the only Predominantly Black Institution (PBI) in the Northeast and a beacon for quality, affordable education for all Boston residents.
You will learn more about my leadership journey and year one plans on page 4 of the Gazette. You will also read a heartfelt tribute to Interim President Jackie Jenkins-Scott in this edition. I would like to personally extend my deepest thanks to Interim President Jenkins-Scott for her incredible leadership over the past two and a half years. Thanks to her hard work, RCC is positioned for long-term success, and I have the privilege of building upon the exceptional foundation established by Jenkins-Scott and her leadership team.
It’s due to the strong foundation of RCC that my first two months as president have been so exciting, informative and productive. Over the past 60 days, the Reggie Lewis Center partnered with First Tee Massachusetts to offer a free golf program to area youth, we welcomed over 800 students who selected RCC as their summer learning environment, and the Center for Smart Building Technology began developing a training program for energy auditors, funded by a $1.3 million grant.
In this edition of the Gazette, you’ll learn more about RCC’s leadership in clean energy, STEM, and health careers, read about the incredible contributions RCC alumni are making to the College and the commonwealth, catch up on the latest news from RCC’s Center for Economic and Social Justice (CESJ), and more.
I hope the incredible leadership stories in this edition of the Gazette inspire you to create change and continue supporting RCC. I look forward to meeting you on campus and around the community and engaging with you as we develop RCC’s 2025-2030 Strategic Plan.
Thank you, again, and here’s to the next 50+ years of success and excellence at RCC
JONATHAN K. JEFFERSON
President
Roxbury Community College
