Seamus Carey | |
|---|---|
| 9th President of Iona University | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph E. Nyre, PhD |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Noreen Carey |
| Residence(s) | New Rochelle, New York, USA |
| Alma mater | Vassar College Fordham University |
| Profession | Professor |
Seamus Carey, Ph.D., an American philosopher and academic, is the 9th President of Iona University in New Rochelle, New York.[1] He previously served as the 26th President of Transylvania University, the first university in the state of Kentucky, from 2014 to 2019. While at Transylvania he was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa in 2015.
He earned his BA from Vassar College in 1987. He later earned an MA and a PhD in Philosophy from Fordham University in 1996. Carey attended Harvard's Management Development Program as well as the Executive Leadership Academy, a yearlong program cosponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, and the American Academic Leadership Institute.
As the Dean of Arts & Sciences at Sacred Heart University, he supervised 121 full-time faculty, 18 department chairs and eight graduate program directors. As part of his development efforts, Carey oversaw the expansion of Sacred Heart's campus in Dingle, Ireland.
Since 2019, as president of Iona, he has overseen a move from college to university.[2][3] Carey has also overseen the launch of Iona's Nursing program[4] as well two new undergraduate programs in entrepreneurship, the BA in Entrepreneurial Leadership and the BBA in Entrepreneurship.[5] He has officiated the grand reopening of the newly renovated LaPenta School of Business[6] as well as the opening of the Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.[7] Additionally, Carey played a key role in the hiring of Hall of Fame men's basketball coach Rick Pitino, a two-time NCAA tournament champion.[8]
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- ^ "Office of the President | Iona College". www.iona.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "Seamus Carey, a Leading Academic, Named as Iona College's Ninth President | Iona College". www.iona.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "HISTORIC DAY IN NEW YORK AS IONA COLLEGE BECOMES IONA UNIVERSITY | Iona University". iona.edu.
- ^ "Iona College Announces New Bachelor of Science Degree Program in Nursing | Iona College". www.iona.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "Iona College's Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Launches its First Undergraduate Major Programs | Iona College". www.iona.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "Iona College Celebrates Next Chapter with Opening of the LaPenta School of Business | Iona College". www.iona.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "A New, Modern Home for Iona's Flourishing Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Iona College". www.iona.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "Iona College Names Hall of Famer Rick Pitino as Men's Head Basketball Coach | Iona College". www.iona.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
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