{"id":2060,"date":"2018-06-28T10:26:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T10:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/blog\/dr-matthew-shank-named-president-emeritus-of-marymount-university\/"},"modified":"2018-06-28T10:26:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T10:26:00","slug":"dr-matthew-shank-named-president-emeritus-of-marymount-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/dr-matthew-shank-named-president-emeritus-of-marymount-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Matthew Shank Named President Emeritus of Marymount University"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Matthew D. Shank was announced as Marymount University\u0092s president emeritus by the Board of Trustees<\/a> on Tuesday evening during a reception to honor him and celebrate the success of his seven years as president. Among his many accomplishments, President Emeritus Shank oversaw the development of the University\u0092s Ballston Center<\/a>, the expansion of both the academic and athletic programs and a momentous $40 million capital campaign that will meet its fundraising goal three years ahead of schedule.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

He is credited with reinforcing Marymount\u0092s Catholic identity, revitalizing the main campus through renovation and beautification projects and having the vision to grow athletics from a 12-sport program to offering 19 programs when the academic year begins in August. As a parting gift to the University, he and his wife, Lynne, have established The Shank Family Service Scholarship, provided through an endowment gift from the couple and contributions being made in their honor.
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\n\u0093Dr. Shank has had an enormous impact on MU, not only during the course of his presidency but for the foreseeable future as well,\u0094 said Dr. Edward Bersoff<\/a>, chair of Marymount\u0092s board of trustees. \u0093He has deeply understood the role of the University in our community and the actions necessary to maintain it as a vibrant force going forward. It is not only his vision that set the tone but also his bias for action to actually implement that vision.\u0094
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\n\u0093I am profoundly grateful for the opportunity to serve Marymount University,\u0094 said Shank. \u0093It has been a joy to work with so many intelligent, passionate and genuinely caring faculty, staff, students and University constituents. Together, we have accomplished much, and Marymount is strong and poised for even greater success.\u0094
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\nEffective July 16, Shank will join the World Affairs Council-Washington, D.C., as its interim president. It is a position for which he is well-suited. He has served on its board and in recognition of Marymount\u0092s focus on preparing students for today\u0092s globalized environment, Shank accepted on the University\u0092s behalf the 2017 Educator of the Year Award from the Council.
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\nHis commitment to solidify and broaden the University\u0092s global position was reflected in a bilateral cooperation agreement with Hungary\u0092s National University of Public Service that focuses on criminal justice, forensics and cybersecurity. He also serves on the board of the American University of the Emirates and signed an agreement to promote exchange between that university and Marymount.
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\nShank assumed Marymount\u0092s presidency in 2011. During his first year, he led a campus-wide initiative that clarified the University\u0092s identity, resulting in its Common Ground tenets: Intellectual Curiosity, Global Perspective and Service to Others. Under these essential pillars, Marymount\u0092s liberal arts education builds upon its founding mission to teach, mentor and develop servant-leaders.
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\nThe expansion of academic programs during his administration has yielded increased diversity in the student population and an 11 percent increase in student retention rates. He has been an advocate for new, relevant academic programs such as a doctorate in cybersecurity, an undergraduate program in biochemistry and a graduate certificate in association management undertaken in collaboration with the American Society for Association Executives Center for Association Leadership.
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\nMarymount\u0092s campus has experienced growth and improvement under Shank, with multimillion-dollar renovations to its main campus\u0092 academic, residential and athletic facilities, as well as its chapel. Most recently, the University opened its new Ballston Center. Located two miles from the main campus, the mixed-use complex includes an academic tower with six floors of educational space and another three floors leased to businesses. The Rixey, a 12-story residential building, connects to the academic tower by a public courtyard\/green space.
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\nBefore his tenure at Marymount, Shank was dean of the University of Dayton School of Business Administration and chaired Northern Kentucky University\u0092s Department of Management and Marketing. He was an American Council on Education fellow in the Office of the Chancellor at Vanderbilt University and held academic appointments at the University of Mississippi and Southern Illinois University.
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\nIn November, Shank announced his intention to step down as of June 30 and requested the board begin a search process. In May, it named Dr. Irma Becerra<\/a> as MU\u0092s seventh president, effective July 1. Dr. Becerra comes to Marymount from Florida\u0092s St. Thomas University, where she was provost and chief academic officer.<\/p>\n

\nMarymount University is an independent, coeducational Catholic university offering bachelor\u0092s, master\u0092s, and doctoral degrees in a wide range of disciplines. For more information, visit\u00a0marymount.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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