LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT: FALL 2018
Students are owning their learning journeys and shaping them to grow, mature and improve their lives and the communities in which they live.
Students are owning their learning journeys and shaping them to grow, mature and improve their lives and the communities in which they live.
With Maryville University’s expanding reputation as a leader in the higher education revolution, President Mark Lombardi, PhD, has been speaking around the country on a range of topics related to the strategic growth and success of Maryville.
Maryville’s new “Solution Squad” is a highly accessible and innovative team of mobile student services representatives that assists students on the spot with a variety of tasks and questions.
With record enrollment for the 2018-2019 academic year, Maryville University continues to show strong growth and strategic planning success. Overall, Maryville’s student population has reached 9,200, an increase of nearly 20 percent over last year.
Staffed by members of the Solution Squad, Maryville’s new state-of-the-art Visitor Center located in the lobby of Gander Hall features high-tech monitors, information kiosks and multi-use meeting areas for prospective students and their families as well as other guests of the University.
Beginning in the K-12 school years, Maryville University helps to prepare young people in high-poverty, under-resourced schools for college success and future careers in emerging fields.
Renowned civil rights attorney Kathleen Zellner was honored by Maryville University with the annual Sister Mary Byles Peace and Justice Prize in September. Zellner was recognized for her extraordinary success in wrongful conviction advocacy.
Shani Lenore has been promoted to vice president for enrollment, having served as associate vice president of the division for the past seven years.
The St. Louis Blues NHL team brought its draftees and players to Maryville’s Human Performance Lab during the team’s summer development camp to assess their conditioning and strength.
April Santos has been named Maryville’s director of human resources and brings to the University a wealth of experience in recruitment and personnel management.