Public Communications and Messages
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2024 public messages
Veterans Day video - Nov 11, 2024
HFC welcomes Erin A. Moss Ferguson - Nov 01, 2024
SEMSSC update Nov. 2024 - Nov 01, 2024
Diwali: President’s Video - Oct 31, 2024
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: President’s Video - Oct 02, 2024
National Hispanic Heritage Month: President’s Video - Sep 15, 2024
State of the College video - Aug 26, 2024
Independence Day: President’s Video - Jul 03, 2024
Juneteenth: President’s video - Jun 17, 2024
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month - Jun 03, 2024
Memorial Day President’s video - May 27, 2024
Earth Day and Arbor Day: President’s video - Apr 22, 2024
Passover - Apr 22, 2024
Holy Week, Good Friday, and Easter - Mar 29, 2024
Employees vs. students basketball game - Mar 18, 2024
Ramadan and Eid al Fitr: President’s video - Mar 10, 2024
Thank you to our community - Feb 29, 2024
Black History Month: President’s video - Feb 01, 2024
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: President’s Video - Jan 12, 2024
President Kavalhuna Free Press editorial - Jan 11, 2024
2023 public messages
Kwanzaa: President’s Video - Dec 22, 2023
Christmas, Advent, Epiphany: President’s Video - Dec 21, 2023
President’s Holiday Video 2023 - Dec 21, 2023
Hanukkah: President’s Video - Dec 07, 2023
Thanksgiving: President’s Video - Nov 20, 2023
22 years after 9/11: bringing out the best in each other - Sep 11, 2023
Independence Day - Jul 03, 2023
Eid al Adha - Jun 28, 2023
Feliz (Happy) Cinco de Mayo - May 05, 2023
Arab American Heritage Month: President’s video - Apr 18, 2023
Holy Week and Easter: President’s video - Apr 06, 2023
Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors - Mar 06, 2023
Standing with the MSU Community, and supporting each other - Feb 14, 2023
Hawk Talk with President Kavalhuna - Feb 01, 2023
2022 public messages
Happy Holidays 2022: President’s Family Video - Dec 20, 2022
Dinner and Hoops - Nov 14, 2022
Dinner and Hoops - Nov 06, 2022
Debbie Dingell farewell reception - Oct 24, 2022
Learn4ward launch and celebration - Oct 19, 2022
Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Columbus Day - Oct 10, 2022
LGBT History Month: President’s Video - Oct 03, 2022
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: President’s Video - Sep 25, 2022
Labor Day: President’s Video - Sep 02, 2022
President's Invitation: First Friday - Sep 01, 2022
Juneteenth: President’s video - Jun 17, 2022
HFC names Holly Diamond Vice President of Student Affairs - Jun 15, 2022
John McDonald remembrances, by the HFC community - Jan 06, 2022
2021 public messages
Remembering John McDonald - Dec 31, 2021
Sad news: John McDonald has passed away - Dec 31, 2021
Thanksgiving: President’s Video - Nov 24, 2021
Strategic plan presentation and employee meeting - Nov 23, 2021
Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day - Oct 11, 2021
LGBT History Month: President’s Video - Oct 11, 2021
HFC Strategic Planning Process - Oct 05, 2021
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: President’s Video - Sep 04, 2021
Join our President’s Holiday Video Series - Aug 27, 2021
Eid al-Adha 2021: President’s Video - Jul 19, 2021
Pride Month: President’s Video - Jun 18, 2021
Juneteenth 2021: President’s Video - Jun 18, 2021
Memorial Day 2021 - May 30, 2021
Cinco de Mayo - May 05, 2021
Earth Day and Arbor Day - Apr 26, 2021
Arab American Heritage Month and local connections - Apr 23, 2021
The George Floyd verdict - Apr 21, 2021
What Ramadan means, and how to support our Muslim community - Apr 10, 2021
Passover 2021 - Mar 27, 2021
International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month - Mar 08, 2021
What Black History Month means - Feb 26, 2021
Presidents’ Day 2021 - Feb 15, 2021
DeLong, Diamond appointed to VP roles - Feb 11, 2021
Chinese New Year 2021 - Feb 11, 2021
Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Jan 15, 2021
HFC Climate Survey opens January 18 - Jan 15, 2021
State of the College video and resources, January 2021 - Jan 11, 2021
2020 public messages
A holiday message from President Kavalhuna - Dec 22, 2020
Christmas, Advent, Epiphany, and the New Year - Dec 22, 2020
Kwanzaa 2020 - Dec 22, 2020
Hanukkah 2020 - Dec 10, 2020
Happy Thanksgiving from President Kavalhuna - Nov 26, 2020
Thanksgiving in America, 2020 - Nov 23, 2020
What Veterans Day means - Nov 11, 2020
Why vote? President Kavalhuna’s story - Oct 04, 2020
September 11: Inclusion and connection after tragedy - Sep 11, 2020
President Kavalhuna welcomes students to HFC for Fall 2020 - Aug 31, 2020
Community holds us together. Your success motivates us. - Aug 29, 2020
Eid al-Adha 2020 - Jul 31, 2020
A Path Forward in a World of Injustice: next steps - Jul 24, 2020
Independence Day 2020 - Jul 03, 2020
Remembering Bridget Pizzino - Jun 30, 2020
Mike Daher remembrances, by the HFC community - Jun 29, 2020
What Juneteenth means - Jun 18, 2020
Video of June 11 President’s Town Hall - Jun 16, 2020
Finding a path forward in a world of injustice - Jun 04, 2020
Memorial Day 2020 - May 22, 2020
Remembering Morris Hood III - May 14, 2020
Congratulations, HFC Class of 2020! - May 08, 2020
What Cinco de Mayo means - May 04, 2020
Earth Day and Arbor Day - Apr 23, 2020
What Ramadan means - Apr 23, 2020
President Kavalhuna’s message about Monica Echeverri Casarez - Apr 16, 2020
HFC supports extension of Stay Home, Stay Safe order - Apr 09, 2020
Holy Week, Good Friday, and Easter - Apr 08, 2020
What Passover means - Apr 07, 2020
President Kavalhuna’s April 2 message to students - Apr 06, 2020
President Kavalhuna talks about the HFC coronavirus response - Mar 11, 2020
Info and resources about coronavirus - Mar 04, 2020
What Presidents’ Day means - Feb 17, 2020
The Chinese New Year - Jan 24, 2020
January 2020 State of the College address - Jan 09, 2020
2019 public messages
What Kwanzaa means - Dec 18, 2019
Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany - Dec 18, 2019
What Hanukkah means - Dec 17, 2019
Executive Director of Human Resources, and related news - Dec 16, 2019
What Thanksgiving means - Nov 26, 2019
What Veterans Day means - Nov 11, 2019
Campus Safety Service Level Analysis - Nov 01, 2019
Halloween, All Saints', All Souls' holidays - Oct 31, 2019
Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day - Oct 14, 2019
What Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur mean - Sep 27, 2019
What Hispanic Heritage Month means - Sep 20, 2019
September 12: possibilities after a tragedy - Sep 12, 2019
What Eid al-Adha means - Aug 09, 2019
Our diverse community can lead real change - Aug 05, 2019
What Independence Day means - Jul 02, 2019
What LGBTQ Pride Month means - Jun 21, 2019
Why Juneteenth matters - Jun 19, 2019
What Memorial Day means - May 23, 2019
Video from President Kavalhuna: smoking and guns on campus - Apr 14, 2019
John Dingell, a man For the Good of All - Feb 07, 2019
2018 public messages
From President Kavalhuna: Wishing you joy and fulfillment - Dec 20, 2018
From President Kavalhuna: Why I Am Grateful for You - Nov 21, 2018
Building respect and defeating hate - Nov 05, 2018
Looking to the future, together - Sep 10, 2018