Morningside Avenues Dr. Albert Mosley named 13th President of Morningside University On Dec. 9, 2021, the Morningside University Board of Directors announced Dr. Albert Mosley, senior vice president and chief mission integration officer for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, as the next president of Morningside University. He will begin his role as the 13th president of Morningside in July 2022. A proven executive and senior administrator, Dr. Mosley was unanimously selected following an eight-month nationwide search led by a 16-member search committee comprised of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and board members. The chair of the committee was Craig Struve ’70, with AGB Search assisting with the process. “We are elated and honored to welcome Dr. Mosley to Morningside University as its 13th president,” said Esther Mackintosh ’69, chair of the Morningside University Board of Directors. “Dr. Mosley has demonstrated an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit, a firm grasp of the issues facing higher education, a commitment to addressing the challenge of college affordability, and an inclusive leadership style - all qualities that will enable him to build on the strong foundation that Morningside has developed under John Reynders over the past two decades.”
Albert and his wife Syreeta have four children: Avery, Todd, Addison, and Ava-Rose 4 | MORNINGSIDE.EDU
Sharon Walker School of Education awarded $2.3 million grant from Dept. of Education The Sharon Walker School of Education at Morningside University has been selected to receive a $2.3 million grant from the United States Department of Education English Language Acquisition National Professional Development Program. The grant will allow the School of Education to build a program to offer flexible baccalaureate and master’s degree teacher preparation programs with English as a second language (ESL) endorsements and professional development and training opportunities to improve instruction of English learners (ELs) in targeted high EL student population communities across Iowa. “This grant is meant to better serve English learners in Iowa by providing educators who are located in more rural areas with greater access to flexible professional development and degree and endorsement programs,” said Dr. Kelly Chaney, Dean of the Sharon Walker School of Education. “Morningside has been a leader in the state of Iowa in offering online education options for educators for many years and this is the next phase of that work.”
