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Avila Board of Trustees Select Burkee as University's 15th President
The Avila University Board of Trustees has unanimously selected Dr. James (Jim) Burkee, vice president for strategic initiatives at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, as Avila's 15th president. Burkee will begin his tenure July 1, 2022, and succeeds A...
Feb 9, 2022, 3:27pm EST
Avila Board of Trustees Select Burkee as University's 15th President
The Avila University Board of Trustees has unanimously selected Dr. James (Jim) Burkee, vice president for strategic initiatives at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, as Avila's 15th president. Burkee will begin his tenure July 1, 2022, and succeeds A...
Feb 9, 2022, 12:07pm EST
Avila Board of Trustees Select Burkee as University's 15th President
The Avila University Board of Trustees has unanimously selected Dr. James (Jim) Burkee, vice president for strategic initiatives at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, as Avila's 15th president. Burkee will begin his tenure July 1, 2022, and succeeds A...
Feb 9, 2022, 12:00pm EST
Avila Welcomes Largest Incoming First-Year Class in University History
Avila University enrolled the largest incoming class of first-year students in institutional history this fall, welcoming 217 first-year students and 105 transfer students. Numerous new academic programs, as well as new athletics programs in men's and...
Sep 30, 2021, 10:35am EDT
Slepitza to Step Down After 15 Years as President
Ronald A. Slepitza, Ph.D., CSJA, will retire as the 14th president of Avila University effective July 31, 2022, after a notable 15-year career leading the University. After a 46-year career in higher education, Slepitza's announcement comes as the Univ...
Aug 9, 2021, 5:17pm EDT
Avila to Offer AWS Academy, High-Demand Cloud Computing Courses
Avila University announced today its participation in AWS Academy, an Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) program providing a ready-to-teach cloud computing curriculum for higher education institutions. This program will provide opportunities for students ...
Jun 14, 2021, 9:00am EDT
Snorgrass named VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Avila University announced today the appointment of J. Anthony Snorgrass, Ph.D., as vice president of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), effective July 1. In this role, Snorgrass will oversee the University's ongoing commitments to DEI among studen...
May 13, 2021, 11:11am EDT
Theodore Whapham named Avila Vice President of Academic Affairs
Avila University today announced the appointment of Theodore James Whapham, Ph.D., as vice president for academic affairs, effective July 1. In this role, he will support the work of faculty through oversight of curriculum, new curricular activities, ...
May 4, 2021, 9:00am EDT