SJU New President and First Lay Leader Inaugurated
Last weekend, Mark C. Reed, Ed.D., was inaugurated as St. Joseph’s University‘s 28th president. The ceremony, which took place on Sept. 18 at the Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena, not only celebrated the inauguration of President Reed but also the history of the first lay leader at the university. During the ceremony, Archbishop of Philadelphia Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., D.D., Pennsylvania Congressman Bob Casey, Philadelphia’s mayor Michael Nutter and Philadelphia Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. spoke to the ceremony attendance.
Before becoming president of St. Joseph’s, President Reed spent 15 years at Fairfield University, where he held various positions including senior vice president for administration and chief of staff, vice president for administration and student affairs, dean of students and interim vice president for university advancement. Reed has also served as an adjunct faculty member at Fairfield in the Department of Mathematics.
