Marquette University names new president
Dec. 9, 2010
Fr. Scott Pilarz, S.J., president of the University of Scranton, has been named the 23rd president of Marquette University. He will assume his duties in summer 2011, succeeding Fr. Robert Wild, SJ, who will retire next year after 15 years as Marquette's president.
Announcement appeared in Company: A Jesuit Magazine, fall 2010
Sept. 9, 2010
The Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, president of the University of Scranton, in Pennsylvania, has been chosen as president of Marquette University.
Announcement appeared on InsideHigherEd.com, Sept. 8, 2010
Similar story appeared in the Milwaukee Catholic Herald, Sept. 2, 2010
Sept. 2, 2010
Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., president of the University of Scranton, was named the 23rd president of Marquette University. He will assume his duties in summer 2011, succeeding Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J., who announced in March that he would retire next year after 15 years as president.
Print story appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Business Journal of Milwaukee, BizTimes Milwaukee, Scranton Times-Tribune, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader and on numerous websites, Aug. 31, 2010
Broadcast story aired on WTMJ-TV (NBC 4), WISN-TV (ABC 12), WITI-TV (FOX 6), WDJT-TV (CBS 58), WUWM-FM (89.7), WTMJ-AM (620) and numerous other television and radio outlets, Aug. 31, 2010
Marquette University's next president, Pilarz, is spirited leader
Sept. 9, 2010
Father Scott R. Pilarz will become Marquette University's 23rd president, bringing to campus his booming New Jersey-accented voice, energetic management style and apparent talent for appealing to the best in students, faculty and alumni.
Story appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sept. 5, 2010
A solid tradition
Sept. 2, 2010
When Father Scott R. Pilarz assumes his new post as president of Marquette University, he will inherit an institution that has invested heavily in brick, mortar and its future. Pilarz should continue Father Robert A. Wild's vision of turning the university into a top-flight institution.
Editorial appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sept. 2, 2010
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Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J. is the twenty-third president of Marquette University. He began his duties as chief executive on August 1, 2011.
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