Jefferson Community College President Carole A. McCoy was chosen to speak at Keuka College’s midyear degree conferral.

According to a press release, the ceremony is at 1 p.m.on Sunday.

Mrs. McCoy said this is the first commencement speech she has been asked to do.

“I’ve known about it for a number of weeks and was very, very flattered when they asked me,” she said.

She noted JCC and Keuka have a strong partnership. The four-year school offers bachelor’s degrees for criminal justice, nursing and social work through JCC.

The press release cites Mrs. McCoy’s “key role in bringing bachelors’ degree completion programs to the north country through Keuka’s Accelerated Studies for Adults Program” in addition to the improvements she’s made at JCC through its strategic plan and growing enrollment.

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