NSU President Dr. Harry K. Moon will be honored at an investiture ceremony as NSU’s seventh president on Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. in the Rick Case Arena. Dr. Moon officially became president and CEO on Jan. 1 and took over from former NSU President and CEO George L. Hanbury II, who recruited Moon in 2018 as chief operating officer and executive vice president.
“It’s my hope that in my tenure, we can do some things that will have a lasting impact, that will help students, future patients, researchers and the community for a much longer term,” Moon said in an exclusive interview with Mako Media Network. “That’s the exciting part about it, and to be perfectly honest, in the first few days, I’m having a good time.”
Ashley McCafferty, assistant dean for International Affairs and Signature Programs, said the investiture is the formal event for Moon to become NSU’s new president.
“There’s a changing of hands from the past president to Moon, our current president leading us into the future of NSU and his preeminent university,” McCafferty said.
Arun Jagarlamudi, senior biology major and executive vice president of the Undergraduate Student Government Association, will speak at the investiture. He said when drafting his speech, he wanted to reflect on the past and look to what the future holds for NSU.
“Dr. Moon has an extensive background in healthcare. He was the chief operating officer of NSU Health before coming to the CEO position at NSU, so I can imagine in the next five years that Nova will already be a predominant healthcare destination for pre-meds, perhaps working on our graduate programs and overall NSU Health will be doing really well,” Jagarlamudi said.
In high school, Moon was a student-athlete. Before coming to NSU, he was the CEO of Cleveland Clinic Florida. In 2024, he was named Fellow ad hominem of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the oldest surgical college in the world.
As president, he hopes to strengthen all areas of NSU, including education, housing and health.
“We graduate more physicians than any university in the state of Florida. We may well graduate more physicians than any university in the country. Our contributions to the future of healthcare are profound,” Moon said.
The investiture will also have a speech by NSU Provost Ron Chenail, an original composition by Bill Withem, assistant professor in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, and a performance by the NSU Bossa Nova Chorale, conducted by Bill Adams, Music and Theatre Program director and professor in DCMA. Jihong Park, associate lecturer in DCMA, will accompany on the piano.
“I think it’s a really exciting time. Not all college students get to see a changeover from one president to another. We’re really a part of NSU history right now, which I think is incredible to be a part of,” McCafferty said.
Mako TV General Manager Madison Kasper contributed to this report.
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