President
Mount Saint Mary College
Newburgh, N.Y.
* As of 4:50 p.m., 4/13, Fr. Mackin has withdrawn his candidacy for president of Seton Hall.

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
Biography (PDF)
Campus Visit Schedule (PDF)
 
The Reverend Kevin E. Mackin, O.F.M., currently serves as the fifth president of Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York. Before being appointed at Mount Saint Mary College, Father Mackin served as the ninth president of Siena College from 1996 until 2007 and he currently holds the title of President Emeritus. Earlier in his career, Fr. Mackin served as a faculty member at Siena, president-rector of Christ the King Seminary, and as Director of Development and Public Relations, for the Franciscans of the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, based in New York City, in addition to various other administrative and academic positions.
 
Fr. Mackin has served on various national, diocesan, Franciscan and educational committees, including reaccreditation teams and papal visitation teams in the United States. He is a commissioner of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the organization that accredits more than 500 colleges and universities. He also served on the board of directors of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, an organization of over 200 institutions that promotes and strengthens the mission and character of higher education in the United States.
 
A priest in the Order of Friars Minor, Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, Fr. Mackin originally earned a B.A. in Philosophy from St. Bonaventure University and a M.A. in History from Siena College, and holds four credentials from Catholic University of America: S.T.B. in Sacred Theology, a M.A. in Religious Education, a S.T.L., and a S.T.D., cum laude.