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Scott Latham, Chairman of Board of Trustees, to Deliver FHU Spring Commencement Address

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Friday, April 19, 2024

HENDERSON, Tenn., April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Scott E. Latham, newly appointed chairman of the FHU Board of Trustees, will deliver the commencement address at Freed-Hardeman University's spring graduation ceremony. The commencement will take place on May 11, 2024, at 10 a.m. in Loyd Auditorium and will mark the conclusion of FHU's 154th academic year.

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  • Scott E. Latham, newly appointed chairman of the FHU Board of Trustees, will deliver the commencement address at Freed-Hardeman University's spring graduation ceremony.
  • HENDERSON, Tenn., April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Scott E. Latham, newly appointed chairman of the FHU Board of Trustees, will deliver the commencement address at Freed-Hardeman University's spring graduation ceremony.
  • The commencement will take place on May 11, 2024, at 10 a.m. in Loyd Auditorium and will mark the conclusion of FHU's 154th academic year.
  • He is past chairman and a member of the Alliance of State Bankers Associations, a division of the American Bankers Association.

Saint Peter's University President Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., Announces Decision to Retire in June 2024

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Saint Peter's University President Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., today announced his decision to retire at the end of his current contract on June 30, 2024. Dr. Cornacchia is the University's first lay president and the longest-serving president in Saint Peter's history. He began his term as the 22nd president in 2007 and has had a distinguished tenure marked by transformative leadership, unwavering dedication and a fierce commitment to academic excellence and the Jesuit mission.

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  • Saint Peter's University President Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., today announced his decision to retire at the end of his current contract on June 30, 2024.
  • Dr. Cornacchia is the University's first lay president and the longest-serving president in Saint Peter's history.
  • JERSEY CITY, N.J., Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Saint Peter's University President Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., today announced his decision to retire at the end of his current contract on June 30, 2024.
  • Saint Peter's University is committed to ensuring a smooth transition in leadership and the comprehensive search for the 23rd president is underway.

Monastic leaders to give address at SJU commencement ceremony

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- With decades of community and servant leadership – Abbot John Klassen, OSB, of Saint John's Abbey, and S. Michaela Hedican, OSB, former prioress of Saint Benedict's Monastery – will deliver the Saint John's University commencement address at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 8, in Saint John's Abbey and University Church. This will be the first commencement ceremony in its traditional location since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • This will be the first commencement ceremony in its traditional location since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • This will be the first commencement ceremony in its traditional location since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Klassen and Hedican will address the 2022 SJU graduating class of 351 undergraduate men and 22 School of Theology and Seminary graduates.
  • The long-time leaders will also each receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree in recognition of significant and lasting contributions to CSB and SJU.