College of Micronesia
Palikir, Pohnpei

Thursday, February 8, 2012

Dr. Joseph Daisy, in a ceremony witnessed by many of the senior leaders of the Federated States of Micronesia, became the 5th president of the College of Micronesia (COM)-FSM.

At his investiture ceremony in Pohnpei on the national campus of COM-FSM, Daisy said the college will recommit itself to its and the nation’s core values and reach for greatness.

"This important journey upon which we now embark will be perpetual. On this journey, let us confront our challenges and in all things, let us create our future. In all things, let us aspire. In all things, let us dream. In all things, let us choose. And in choosing, let us not choose just to be good, rather in all things let us choose to be great," Daisy told an estimated 600 people gathered at the college’s FSM-China Friendship Sports Center.

Daisy, a native of Boston, Mass. who most recently was executive vice president at the private Cambridge College in the United States, has been an educator for 34 years. He also has significant experience as a senior staff member for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Inc., a major regional academic accrediting agency.

Daisy’s dissertation for his doctorate in education degree was on the positive impact of accreditation on student learning.

The new COM-FSM president used his investiture address as a rallying call to develop a broad, system-wide understanding of the value of accreditation at the college.