Sullivan, 55, will serve as the university’s 15th president and will succeed the Rev. Dennis Dease. She will take office July 1.
Sullivan: ‘Yes, I am a woman, and I am a Catholic lay person’
Students react to president-elect announcement
Many students vocalized their support for the president-elect, who will succeed the Rev. Dennis Dease who will step down June 30.
History in photos: Sullivan declared president-elect
Chief Photo Editor Rosie Murphy and Senior Photographer Rita Kovtun captured the moments while Julie Sullivan was announced as St. Thomas’ first female and lay president-elect Thursday.
Biography: potential president Julie Sullivan
If recommended to and approved by St. Thomas’ Board of Trustees as the university’s new president, Julie Sullivan will have to leave sunny San Diego and make four-season Minnesota her new home.
Faculty members react to potential president recommendation
With Thursday’s decision on St. Thomas’ new president looming, the university’s faculty and staff gave their opinions on who will lead the institution.
Presidential search committee recommends Julie Sullivan, published report says
The St. Thomas presidential search committee recommended Julie Sullivan to serve as the next university president, according to a Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal report published Monday.
St. Thomas presidential position is highly sought
The staff member assigned to assist the search said it became clear that the presidency of St. Thomas was a desirable job when a committee began accepting applications last August.
Presidential search committee delays recommending candidate
Even though the presidential search committee was working toward recommending a candidate to the Board of Trustees before the holidays, that won’t happen until after the new year.
University explains reason for ‘confidential’ presidential interview process
The St. Thomas presidential search committee is considering a “confidential” interview process for the remainder of the search but has made no final decision between that and an open process.
Malone says presidential search committee narrows candidate pool to 8
The Rev. John Malone said in an Undergraduate Student Government-sponsored public forum Thursday that the university’s presidential search committee is interviewing eight candidates for the job.
The Dease Scholar Program lives on, even without Dease
While the future of St. Thomas traditions and activities named for university President the Rev. Dennis Dease remain up in the air, the Dease Scholar Program plans will remain after his retirement in June 2013.
St. Thomas weighs in on its female president option
St. Thomas has had 14 presidents in its 127-year history, all priests, all men. Thanks to a 2011 bylaw change, the university’s 15th president could now be a layperson and also a woman.
St. Thomas presidential search advances
Nominations and applications for the 15th St. Thomas president have started coming in as the search process to replace the Rev. Dennis Dease continues.
The Rev. Dennis Dease gives final academic convocation address
Speaking in his 22nd and final academic convocation address on Tuesday, Sept. 4, in the OEC auditorium, university president the Rev. Dennis Dease reflected on his tenure and anticipated the university’s future.
No preference for priest in St. Thomas presidential listing
The official job description for the next St. Thomas president has been published, and it looks more possible that, for the first time in school history, the next president will not be a priest.