RE NOVATE
W ith
THE NEXT CHAPTER
the perspective
gained through our decennial reaccreditation review by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Holy Family University embarked this year
Refining our Structure
on an intensive period of
As Holy Family evolves, so too does the structure required to remain as effective as possible. It is in this spirit that the University announced several significant changes in the responsibilities of our executive officers and across our overall reporting structure. These strategic adjustments were based on the recommendations of the Middle States Commission and input from members of the University community. The newly created position of Provost, to be held by former Vice President of Academic Affairs Sister Maureen McGarrity, CSFN, PhD, will report directly to the President. Reporting to the Provost will be the new Vice President
planning and reorganization. From a thorough evaluation of our operating structure to the development of several exciting new initiatives, 2011 – 2012 can be defined as a year of renovation.
“Holy Family became a University in 2002, and the structure we developed at that time has grown to its limit, as it were. With the Middle States review as the impetus, we carefully examined what needed to come next. Building on these insights and armed with a decade of experience operating as a university, we are using all we have learned, blended with best practices and conventional wisdom, to define ourselves more clearly in a way that’s all our own. This marks a very exciting time in our growth and evolution.” Sister Maureen McGarrity, CSFN, PhD Vice President, Academic Affairs; Incoming Provost
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