Presidential Search

Seton Hall, one of the nation’s leading Catholic universities, seeks a president to lead it into a new era. Embracing new opportunities while simultaneously enhancing its core strengths, Seton Hall seeks a proven leader of people and programs to serve as its 22nd president.

Seton Hall seeks a Roman Catholic priest as its president, someone who has leadership experience and can articulate the values of higher education and the Roman Catholic Church, with a focus on social justice and the Catholic intellectual tradition. Essential qualities include a student-centered approach, commitment to academic freedom, and experience in or passion for education, teaching, research and faculty governance.

The ideal candidate will effectively represent and fundraise for the University, enhancing its national brand and working closely with its boards and Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., archbishop of Newark. The president will join Seton Hall at a pivotal time, with the opportunity to further its stature as a distinguished archdiocesan university committed to academic excellence and its Catholic mission.

Seton Hall University values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity for all persons regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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• Presidential Search Finalist Update
  Message to the Seton Hall Community, March 22, 2024
  The Seton Hall community is engaged in the critical stage of selecting the 22nd president, with candidate meetings involving all university stakeholders this weekend, and updates on the decision process will follow.
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• Presidential Search Prospectus Update
  Message to the Seton Hall Community, January 17, 2024
  The Seton Hall community has been updated on the presidential search, including the completion of the position prospectus, which is crucial for recruiting the 22nd president. The community is invited to participate by recommending potential candidates.
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• Presidential Search Listening Sessions
  Message to the Seton Hall Community, November 20, 2023
  Seton Hall has commenced the search for its 22nd president with AGB Search facilitating listening sessions for community input on the University’s leadership needs.
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• Appointment of Presidential Search Committee Members
  Message to the Seton Hall Community, September 29, 2023
  The presidential search committee at Seton Hall University, consisting of members from the faculty, priest community, regents, trustees, and a vice president, will begin recommending qualified Roman Catholic priest candidates for the university president position.
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• Faculty Appointments for the Presidential Search and Screen Committee
  Message to the Seton Hall Community, August 15, 2023
  Kelly Goedert, Ph.D., and Philip Moremen, J.D., Ph.D., have been appointed to the Presidential Search and Screen Committee at Seton Hall University, with appreciation extended to all faculty members involved in the selection process and the wider community for their participation and shared governance.
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Presidential Search Committee

In accordance with the bylaws of Seton Hall, Article V, Section 2G, the presidential search committee has been duly constituted and consists of the following members:

Faculty
Kelly Goedert, Ph.D.
Philip Moremen, J.D., Ph.D.

Priest Community
Father Gerald Buonopane, Ph.D.

Regents
Edward Cerny, J.D.
Michael Lucciola '83/ M.B.A. '86
Stephen Waldis '89

Trustees
Father John Chadwick, S.T.D.
Henry "Hank" D'Alessandro '85
Robert Sloan M.B.A. ’86

Vice President
Alyssa McCloud, M.A. ’04/Ph.D. ’09