Presidential Search Launched

The barm must be empty, never expected to see a lay person considered for the job,


Now if he wants the school to play football, that would be nice
 
Iona, Georgetown and Manhattan all have secular leaders as you are probably aware.

Personally, I'm all for the idea. Widen the search and attract the best and brightest candidates no matter if they are part of the religious community or not.

Need a charismatic, innovative leader who has the skill set to run a major university. Pay them what they are worth (if they go with a lay person). No time to be cheap.

This is a "watershed" moment.

Need to get it "right"

Also strongly feel he/she should be limited to an 8-10 year term.

In the last 48 years, St. John's has had only 2 Presidents.
 
Iona, Georgetown and Manhattan all have secular leaders as you are probably aware.

Personally, I'm all for the idea. Widen the search and attract the best and brightest candidates no matter if they are part of the religious community or not.

Need a charismatic, innovative leader who has the skill set to run a major university. Pay them what they are worth (if they go with a lay person). No time to be cheap.

This is a "watershed" moment.

Need to get it "right"

Also strongly feel he/she should be limited to an 8-10 year term.

In the last 48 years, St. John's has had only 2 Presidents.
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Molloy College: Drew Bogner's leadership has been transformational for the school. The school continues to grow, and is a solid choice for students wishing to stay home on LI.

FWIW, Xavier HS has it's first lay President at the moment. A deeply religious man, the school hasn't missed a beat in its Catholic mission under his guidance. If SJU selects a layperson, I hope that he/she doesn't contribute to the continued secularization of the school.

Today, one thing a top university President must do is fund raise. Unfortunately, it's probably in the top 3 responsibilities, and may be deemed the most important thing. When Villanova named a new President in 2006, he was almost immediately sent on an exhaustive one year tour visiting alumni across the US to help with the capital campaign. Charisma certainly figures into this role.

In the back of my mind, I thought Fr. James Maher would be considered, but his official Presidency at Niagara only began in August of this year. Given that, I highly doubt the Vincentians would move him after less than a year at Niagara. I wouldn't rule out him becoming SJU President sometime down the road.

SJU has improved the campus considerably over the past 20 years. Hopefully, the next president can focus on improving the infrastructure, academics, and quality of student SJU attracts. It's a tall order, but a top notch candidate can achieve this.

It would be great if SJU could reverse its 30 year loss of Long Island students to schools like Adelphi, Hofstra, Stony Brook, CW Post, St. Josephs, and Molloy. St. Joseph's and Molloy can thank St. John's for their emergence and growth, as many of their students would have traveled to Queens not so long ago. When I was a student, it seemed like at least half of my classmates were from LI, the remainder from Queens and Brooklyn.

I'm not sure if its more a testament to Villanova's leadership, Jay Wright, or both, but clearly Jay Wright is much more than simply the head basketball coach at Villanova. He has taught continuing education programs, knows hundreds of students by name, engages alumni and faculty, is a constant presence around campus, and a much welcomed keynote speaker at the annual senior breakfast. Steve Lavin, as we know, is a charming, charismatic, well-spoken guy. Perhaps the next SJU President will better leverage his talents.

Our BOT is a talented and accomplished group. I hope they are following a structured approach in compiling a list of goals and requirements in selecting the next University President.
 
It appears the BOT is willing to search for the best President candidate, not just the best Vincentian candidate. That's a huge step for this University and, a positive note.

The next President has to have the leadership credentials to improve the Academics of this University to a level equal or better, to the other Catholic Schools of the new BE Conference.

Right now, as difficult as it is to admit, we are probably the weakest Academic school in the league.. That can't continue and the legacy of FH must not go forward.

NYC can easily support a Catholic university with high academics in addition to Fordham..We need to be that school.
 
....... When Villanova named a new President in 2006, he was almost immediately sent on an exhaustive one year tour visiting alumni across the US to help with the capital campaign.
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Villanova will soon announce a new capital,campaign to raise a staggering $600M of which I am told over $300M has already been pledged.

$60M of the $600M will go towards upgrade of athletic facilities to include a near complete rebuild of the Pavilion.

$250M of the $600M is to be added to Villanova's current $430M endowment.

Father Peter Donohue serves as an example of what a forward thinking president can accomplish for a school.
 
My suggestions: 1., A layperson
2., An alum
3., With academic status
Would of said it would be nice if related to an SJU coach,but alas He has got to be 70.

Noticed that SJU appears to be the only Catholic school they list as a client.
 
Search Firm William Funk and Associates:

http://www.rwilliamfunk.com/index.html
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Thanks to JSJ for posting the link confirming that St.John's has hired an experienced search team to assist in the selection of its new President.

The fact that St.John's has retained Funk & Associates is encouraging and hopefully means that the Trustees will make an independent hire of a qualified individual. I fear however that when all is said and done that the Vicentian's will pull back and insist on a 65+/- year old Vicentian be St.John's president.

I would be interested to read who Redmen.comers would like to have as the new St.John's President.

Your thoughts?

Thanks.
 
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