After 12 years of service, President Arvid Johnson has announced that he will be retiring on May 31, 2025. The Board of Trustees of the University of St. Francis has appointed a Presidential Search Committee to identify and recommend a candidate for the 10th president of USF. The 20-member committee is composed of USF trustees, faculty, staff, administration, student and alumni representatives.
Presidential candidate recruitment will run from September-November. The committee will engage in candidate screening/interviews in late 2024/early 2025, with more details to follow as the process moves ahead. The appointment of a new USF president is anticipated for early 2025.
Search progress will be periodically posted on this webpage to keep the University of St. Francis community updated.
Coming soon.
August 16, 2024: The Presidential Search Committee (PSC), with the assistance of Academic Search (AS) (a nationally recognized educational search firm), has convened and received its charge from the USF Board of Trustees to recruit and recommend a candidate for president of USF. The PSC and AS are currently engaging until mid-September in preparatory work and defining key presidential priorities/characteristics.
Faculty Members
Erin Evans
Heather McDonald
Dan Schwert
Michael Stowe
Staff Members
Suzanne Dieter
Yvonna Miller
Gino Vaccarella
Steven Wettergren
Board of Trustees
Steve Hernandez (Chair of PSC Committee)
Sr. Jeanne Bessette, OSF (Vice Chair of PSC Committee)
Sr. Sue Bruno, OSF
Iman Ellis-Bowen
Shane Green
Sr. Meg Guider, OSF
Scott Holdman
Fr. James Lewis, O.Carm.
Joe Mallof (ex officio)
Dean
John Gambro
Student
Isabella Landeros
Alumna
Diana Viveros ’18
