Board of Trustees endorses strategic plan
May 1, 2013
Dear members of the Marquette community:
I am writing to share with you the news that the Board of Trustees endorsed the Marquette University strategic plan, Beyond Boundaries: Setting the Course for Marquette’s Future,
at a meeting earlier today. This affirmation follows on the heels of votes of endorsement from the University Academic Senate, the Dean’s Council and the President’s Cabinet.
This moment is the culmination of a truly campus-wide, 18-month strategic planning effort. I want to extend a special thank you to everyone who contributed their time, talents, energy, and input to ensure the plan reflects our collective hopes and dreams for Marquette.
I also want to thank Tom Ganey and Jeanne Hossenlopp for their tireless work on this plan as co-chairs of the Strategic Plan Coordinating Committee, as well as the faculty, staff, and students who served as members of the committee. Again and again during the past year, I’ve heard praise for the inclusive and collaborative nature of the strategic planning process, which is a reflection of the initiative this group took to gather input from across our university community.
Although today represents a major milestone for the university, it is also the beginning of what is sure to be the challenging and rewarding work of bringing the plan to life through implementation. In the coming weeks, expect to hear more from me about a structure to achieve both the plan’s specific goals and our ultimate aspiration of being recognized among the world’s most innovative and accomplished Catholic and Jesuit universities.
I look forward to rolling up my sleeves and working with all of you to set this exciting course for the future of Marquette University.
Sincerely,
Scott R. Pilarz, S.J.
President
Marquette University
Office of
the President
Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J., to serve as interim president
The Board of Trustees has chosen Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J., to lead Marquette University as interim president. Wild, who served as president of Marquette from 1996 to 2011, will take over for Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., who announced on Sept. 20, that after 10 years as a university president at Marquette University and the University of Scranton, he was resigning to pursue other apostolic opportunities.
Father Pilarz will assist Father Wild with the transition, while traveling back and forth to the East coast to care for his ailing father, which he noted in a letter to the Marquette community on Sept. 25. Father Wild is concluding his duties with the Wisconsin Province and will take over as interim president on Oct. 16.
Wild will serve as interim president until August 2014. A new permanent president is expected to be in place for the 2014-15 academic year.
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