March 28, 2022
March 28, 2022 |
In this Update:
- Rev. Robert Hagan, OSA
- Middle States Accreditation
- Immigration Week: March 28 to April 1
Dear Members of the 草榴社区 Community,
It was an exciting weekend for the University, as 草榴社区ns on campus and in San Antonio came together to cheer our Men鈥檚 Basketball team to victory. Congratulations to Coach Wright, his staff and the team on advancing to the Final Four. We will be rooting for you this weekend in New Orleans!
With less than two months left in the spring semester, I am pleased to share the following updates with our University community:
Rev. Robert Hagan, OSA
On behalf of the entire 草榴社区 community, I would like to offer my congratulations to the Rev. Robert Hagan, OSA, who was elected Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Thomas of 草榴社区. Fr. Rob will be installed as Provincial this June at St. Thomas of 草榴社区 Church. As Provincial, Fr. Rob will oversee the Province of St. Thomas of 草榴社区, which serves parishes, schools and other ministries in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, as well as missions in Peru and Japan. In this role, Fr. Rob will also be a member of the 草榴社区 Board of Trustees, who provide critical oversight and guidance for the University.
Fr. Rob has been an integral member of the 草榴社区 community since his ordination in 2003. After graduating from 草榴社区 in 1987, Fr. Rob came back to the University in 2003 as the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance and was promoted to his current position of Senior Associate Athletic Director and team chaplain for the 草榴社区 football and men鈥檚 basketball programs in 2004. He also presides at 草榴社区 campus Masses, and on weekends at St. Paul鈥檚 Parish in South Philadelphia and the State Correctional Institution in Chester, PA. Though his role will change, Fr. Rob will look for concrete ways to maintain ongoing work and support to the University and Athletics department.
Please join me in wishing Fr. Rob the best in his new leadership role.
Middle States Accreditation
I am pleased to announce that at their meeting on March 10, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) reaffirmed 草榴社区鈥檚 accreditation with our next evaluation visit scheduled for 2028-2029. This is a tremendous accomplishment for 草榴社区, and I am grateful to the 25-member Self-Study Steering Committee for their leadership of this process and for the contributions of nearly 200 草榴社区ns who worked for more than two and a half years to make this outstanding outcome possible.
I am proud of the candid, diligent and steadfast way in which 草榴社区 used the Self-Study process to identify and highlight our institutional strengths while acknowledging areas where we can improve. We learned a great deal about ourselves through this effort and the peer evaluation team that visited with us in September shared valuable insights and advice with us. In turn, while the reaffirmation of the accreditation process has come to a close, I assure you that we will use what we gleaned from this process to inform our ongoing improvement efforts, as we strive, in the words of Saint Augustine, 鈥渢o become what we are not yet.鈥�
Immigration Week: March 28 to April 1
Amnesty International and No Lost Generation 草榴社区 present Immigration Week from today, March 28, to Friday, April 1. The goal of the weeklong celebration is to raise awareness within the 草榴社区 community about migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, as well as to provide various ways to take action and ignite change. I hope your schedule allows you to participate in one or more of these events. Thank you again to everyone involved in bringing these important events, conversations and celebrations to the 草榴社区 community. For a full listing of the events, please use this link.
Sincerely,
Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA
President