December 13, 2016
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Chestnut Hill College Board of Directors Reappoints President Carol Jean Vale, SSJ, Ph.D., for an Additional Five-Year Term
Philadelphia, PA – At its quarterly meeting on December 12, the Board of Directors of Chestnut Hill College reappointed Carol Jean Vale, SSJ, Ph.D. as President of Chestnut Hill College for a sixth and final term of a maximum of five years, effective July 1. This reappointment was approved after a review of Sister Carol’s achievements as president from 2011 – 2016 and an articulation of her vision for the next five years. In the review, the Board also cited Sister Carol’s strengths as well as some of the challenges and recommendations involving the leadership of Chestnut Hill College in the next five years.
This decision was made with sincere gratitude and enduring confidence in Sister Carol’s dedicated leadership and with recognition by the Board of Directors of the outstanding accomplishments of her Presidency in the past 25 years. The Board recognizes that Sister Carol’s faithful commitment to the Mission of the Sisters of Saint Joseph and of Chestnut Hill College inspires and focuses her untiring efforts on behalf of the College.
The Board of Directors also affirms the generous support, investment and leadership of the administration, faculty, staff, students, alumni, benefactors and the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph in enabling the accomplishments of Sister Carol Jean Vale.
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About Chestnut Hill College
Chestnut Hill College, a four-year coed Catholic college in the Ignatian tradition, offers a traditional liberal arts undergraduate program as well as accelerated undergraduate degrees, master’s and doctoral programs. The College has been rated by US News & World Report as among the best master’s universities in the North, as among the best Northeastern colleges by The Princeton Review, and has been classified as selective by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Since its inception, the College has offered a rigorous curriculum that provides students with a broad background in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The goal of Chestnut Hill College has been to prepare students for life’s challenges by helping them to grow intellectually, spiritually, emotionally and socially.
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