Transformational Impact - 2023 President's Report

Transformational Impact

2023 PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Message from the President

Dear Members of the Holy Family University Community:

As I approach the two-year mark since my arrival as president, I reflect upon what a transformational time it has been! I have been inspired by the depth of commitment of our faculty and staff on behalf of Holy Family University as they have gone above and beyond in accomplishing critical advancements such as grants from the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, the Department of Justice, and the Pennsylvania Department of Education; enhanced resources and services for students, including our expanded counseling team and a Collegiate Recovery Program; and innovative academic offerings, like new programs in Cybersecurity, Esports and Gaming Administration, and additional offerings in Nursing to meet the ongoing demand. These accomplishments are all designed to enrich our community. This report is a reflection of the University’s collective effort to hold true to the mission of educational excellence on behalf of the next generation of leaders. Further, it is an indication of the plans to follow as we continue to bring to life the important initiatives outlined in our five-year strategic plan.

I am honored to serve this special community and look forward to our ongoing collaboration.

Onward & upward together in faith & family,

Anne Prisco, Ph.D. President

Advancing Knowledge & Transforming Lives

In 2021, Holy Family University adopted its 2021-2026 Strategic Plan, Advancing Knowledge & Transforming Lives, a blueprint for strategic initiatives developed with the participation of all members of the University community. The Strategic Plan is designed to lead the University forward in key areas, including our foundational commitments to academic excellence, innovation, diversity, and mission and core values. Our purpose is to strengthen the University’s critical position as an anchor institution in Philadelphia and Bucks County, with impact on the surrounding communities and beyond.

The Strategic Plan focuses on four key pillars – Realize the Culture of Family, Commit to Excellence

Through Innovation , Engage Beyond Boundaries, and Strengthen Resources to Fulfill Mission .

The following pages feature just some of the stories that showcase the tremendous impact of Dr. Prisco’s vision for the University as it continues to unfold.

Realize the Culture of Family

At the heart of Holy Family’s mission and vision is our foundational commitment to Family, a commitment to embracing diversity, inclusion, and ensuring an equitable and just learning community, as well as caring for our common home.

Dr. Prisco addresses the Holy Family University community at the Presidential Installation in April 2022.

Leading Holy Family Forward

A strong family starts with strong leadership. The Holy Family University community engaged in a campuswide celebration of the Installation of Dr. Prisco with Inauguration Week, a five-day celebration of the University community and its Mission. Events during the week included a Scholars Showcase, a service project to collect donations for Ukraine, a Student Block Party, and an Inauguration Mass, all leading up to the ceremony installing Dr. Prisco as the University’s sixth president. The Inauguration Week events focused on fostering the Culture of Family among the University students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Dr. Prisco serves a vital role in connecting the University to the greater community by promoting the Culture of Family. As a result of her immediate impact on the Philadelphia community, Dr. Prisco was one of just 36 women honored as one of the 2022 Women of Distinction by the Philadelphia Business Journal. The honorees included Philadelphia-area community leaders, lawyers, educators, bankers, and executives. The Business Journal’s editors selected the honorees from nearly 300 nominations made by the public.

Dr. Prisco joins the fun and spins with the DJ at the Inauguration Week Student Block Party.

Welcome to Philly! Compliments of the Philadelphia Phillies, Dr. Prisco is presented with an autographed photo from the Phillie Phanatic at the Inaugural Celebration Dinner.

The Vision for Higher Education

In her role as President of the University, Dr. Prisco is in a unique position to share her expertise and perspective on higher education and how education influences the social, economic, and public policies that shape our society.

As a leading voice in higher education, Dr. Prisco was featured on the “Advancing Women in STEM” panel for The Forum of Executive Women to discuss how Holy Family’s programs advance women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields in the Philadelphia region and beyond. Forum member Marta Villarraga (top left), who moderated the conversation, and Dr. Prisco were joined by Laura Ipsen (middle left), president & CEO, Ellucian, and Kit Schumaker (bottom left), managing director, Mancino Burfield Edgerton for this vital conversation about support systems that help female graduates succeed in these critical fields.

As an economics educator, Dr. Prisco’s approach to education is demonstrated by a capstone course that she taught, Global Policy Experience, in the Doctor of Education in Learning Technologies program at Pepperdine University. Students engaged in the course were required to immerse themselves in an international destination to gain firsthand experiences with alternative economic and policy approaches to aid in their studies of global policy. Through these experiences, Dr. Prisco’s students gained a comprehensive understanding of global economic distribution and policy systems distinct from those of the United States.

Her belief in the role of higher education in social mobility also originates from her family background. As a first-generation college graduate and daughter of Italian American immigrants, Dr. Prisco is proud to share her perspective on increasing access to education and inclusive excellence, including when she was featured on a panel at the Calandra Italian American Institute in New York City.

Dr. Prisco presented Ana Pujols McKee, M.D., executive vice president, chief medical officer, and chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at The Joint Commission, a nonprofit health care accrediting organization, with the Archetype Award in the Health category at AL DÍA’s 2022 Hispanic Heritage Gala.

Dr. Prisco speaks at the Calandra Italian American Institute in New York City.

Embracing a Just, Diverse, Inclusive, and Equitable Learning Community

One of the University’s core values is respecting the dignity of the human person through openness to multiple viewpoints, personalized attention, and collaborative dialogue. Holy Family continues its longstanding tradition of inclusion with the creation of a Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (JDEI) team led by its Vice President for Mission and Diversity, Sister Rita Fanning, CSFN, ’89.

The JDEI team addresses, supports, and guides the University regarding institutional initiatives in diversity, equity, and inclusion. As part of its first year of programming, the JDEI team hosted a Juneteenth event, giving all faculty and staff the opportunity for inward reflection. This event led the way for a series of events designed to further encourage conversation and exploration of key topics including implicit bias and equity versus equality.

Celebrating Interfaith

Holy Family embraces its role in realizing the Culture of Family by organizing forums that can develop connections and promote the common good. Holy Family University Interfaith proudly presented its Inaugural Interfaith Symposium, “Honoring our Neighbor’s Faith: How Interfaith Conversations Build Community.”

To focus on how faith connections could help resolve community issues, the event featured a panel of community leaders representing different faith traditions who shared their beliefs and worldviews and acknowledged the need for interfaith cooperation to counter the strains and difficulties being felt by communities in Philadelphia, the surrounding region, and in society at large.

Featured speakers included:

• Dr. Brian Blair, Bryn Athyn College

• Rabbi Claire Green, Old York Road Temple-Beth Am

• Fr. Andrew Labatorio, Our Lady of Hope Parish

• Imam Darwish Mustafa, Center City Mosque

• Rajesh Patel, Samarpan Hindu Temple

• Rev. James Walton, All Saints Episcopal Church

Sacred Space

President Prisco’s philosophy centers on the idea that the entirety of Holy Family’s campus is a sacred space as a place of learning and growth. To support the community’s spiritual needs, the University welcomed Jill Snyder, director of Campus Ministry, who promotes spiritual growth and faith exploration among the University community. In addition, Holy Family welcomed Father Timothy Tarnacki, OSPPE, who as Chaplin

provides for the sacramental life of the campus Catholic community and serves the diverse religious and spiritual needs of students. Based on Judeo-Christian tradition, the Campus Center Chapel, Newtown Chapel, and Interfaith Reflection Room help the University community embrace its foundational principles. These spaces are open for all who wish to meditate, pray, or simply reflect.

Jill Snyder Director, Campus Ministry

Fr. Timothy Tarnacki Chaplain

Commit to Excellence Through Innovation

Excellence Through Innovation compels us to adopt an innovative approach and mindset to create a distinctive Holy Family University experience. We support a culture of excellence through a strategic investment of our resources to strengthen academic program offerings where we have the potential for new growth and the development of faculty and staff competencies. To ensure the optimum environment for students, we are enhancing the distinctive Holy Family University student experience that tends to the mind, body, and heart of each student.

Dr. Prisco and Holy Family’s Vice President for Academic Affairs Illana R. Lane, Ph.D., met with Mayor Jim Kenney and Philadelphia’s Chief Education Officer Otis Hackney about the future of education in the city.

New Academic Programs

To promote innovation in academics, a primary focus of Dr. Prisco’s first months as president was to institute programs to ensure the University remains at the cutting-edge of the evolving needs of today’s workforce.

The School of Business & Professional Studies established new career-ready academic programs for Fall 2022 with Applied Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Digital Marketing , and Esports & Gaming Administration, all areas of growth in the job marketplace. The new programs were selected to offer students majors that allow them to not only find fulfilling careers but also to help graduates of Holy Family serve the workforce demands of the surrounding communities.

The University’s School of Nursing & Health Sciences expanded its programming as one of the region’s leading schools in addressing the critical need for medical professionals in Philadelphia and beyond. The School expanded the scope of its renowned Second Degree BSN program, named a Top 10 Accelerated Nursing Program in Philadelphia for both 2021 and 2022 by Best Value Schools, by offering the program as a hybrid format available to select regions nationwide. The program delivers classes online and clinical placements in the students’ communities to address the need for nurses throughout the United States. In addition, the School added a bachelor’s degree in Radiologic Science to

meet the ongoing demand for skilled radiologic technicians. The degree was designed as a career advancement opportunity for those in the field interested in supervision and management roles.

The School of Education continues to ensure its programs are accessible to all students who desire to become impactful educators. Initiatives like the Early Childhood Education Pathway Program, which has program-to-program agreements with Bucks County Community College and Community College of Philadelphia, offer flexible options both in-person and online to meet students where they are in their journeys toward teacher certification. In addition, through funding provided by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the School of Education has expanded experiential learning opportunities for Special Education majors to foster experience in realworld educational settings.

The School of Arts & Sciences experienced similar innovation across a variety of programs, from the new Mac lab in Holy Family Hall to the relaunch of Folio, the University’s literary magazine, as a digital publication to give students experience in the rapidly expanding field of digital publication. And across all schools, every student in every major will now have an internship or field experience.

$2,000,000 Revitalization of Holy Family Hall Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program

Philanthropic Impact

To support investment in innovative University programs, initiatives, and improvements, the Office of University Advancement has secured nearly $3 million in grants during the most recent fundraising cycle.

$300,000 Address and Prevent Sexual Violence Department of Justice

$56,000 Address Food Insecurity Among Students and Support ESL Classes for Ukrainians

Nazareth Family Foundation

$20,000 Smoke and Vape Free Campus Truth Initiative

$210,000 School of Education Pathways Program Pennsylvania Department of Education

$127,033 Nurses for Tomorrow Scholarship Grant Independence Blue Cross Foundation

$104,000 Scholarship Programs W.W. Smith Charitable Trust

$50,000 Establish a Collegiate Recovery Program Independence Blue Cross Foundation

$20,000 Expand Experiential Learning Opportunities for Special Education Majors Pennsylvania Department of Education

$47,450 Academic Research Rethink Priorities

$40,000

Holy Family’s Title IX Office and Initiatives It’s On Us, Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania

$5,000 Academic Research Association for Psychological Science

$5,000 Academic Research Council of Independent Colleges

Multimodal Initiative

Facilities improvements include the University’s multimodal project, made possible through two major grants from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This project will improve pedestrian and vehicular traffic in and around campus and will include a stunning new entrance at Stevenson Lane.

Holy Family Hall

In Fall 2022, Holy Family University received a $2 million grant from Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program to revitalize Holy Family Hall. The funds were approved by Governor Tom Wolf to further support community and economic development throughout Pennsylvania, and the grant was one of just seven awarded in the 5th Senatorial District.

The project will enable the renovation of Holy Family Hall through a visibly attractive new entrance and addition to the building to create a showplace in the center of the campus.

The newly reimagined space will serve as a central gathering area for students and faculty while serving as a one-stop shop for enrollment services. The new addition will also include a large community meeting space and provide greater accessibility for those visiting campus as well as a connector bridge from Holy Family Hall to the Nurse Education Building.

Counseling Services Collegiate Recovery Program STEM Scholarship

Thanks to generous alumni, the University can offer scholarships that help attract and retain deserving students. The Science is Beautiful scholarship is awarded annually to one or more students with demonstrated financial need, who have excelled in math or science. The University is grateful that last year alumni Keith Lafferty ’89 and Vince Frascatore ’90 increased their annual support for the Science is Beautiful Scholarship for an even greater impact.

At Holy Family, our obligation is not only to educate students in the classroom but also to support them holistically on their journeys. As mental health and wellness have become front and center for students nationwide, Holy Family has increased resources to support its students’ needs.

The University’s Counseling Services experienced an increase of nearly 75 percent more students seeking counseling in the 2021-22 academic year than the previous year, representing more than a 140 percent increase in counseling sessions. A significant number of students reported experiencing a high-risk level of mental health distress. To address the growing need for care, Counseling Services increased the number of counselor interns/externs and incorporated new online programs to meet the demand and to provide students with a range of coping strategies designed to manage levels of risk.

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in 2019, 840,000 full-time students attending college in the U.S. were in recovery from addiction. However, only 100 schools have formalized recovery programs for their students.

Thanks to support from the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, Holy Family was awarded a $50,000 grant to address addiction on campus. Under the direction of Patrick McElwaine ’00, M’04, Psy.D., associate professor and director of the MS in Counseling Psychology program, the University established the Collegiate Recovery Program (CRP) to create an addiction recovery program. The CRP supports students who are experiencing addiction, believe they may have an addiction, are in recovery, or have someone in their lives with an addiction.

Patrick McElwaine ’00, M’04, Psy.D. directs the University’s new addiction recovery program.

Expanding Learning Resources

In 2020, the University completed the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) on the second floor of its Library with funding from a $2 million Title III Strengthening Institutions Grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The CTL partners with faculty and staff from across the campus to enhance student support to increase student success in all its myriad forms.

Housed within the CTL is the Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) which offers an array of support services. The demand for tutoring has skyrocketed. Pre-pandemic, the CAE held approximately 1500 tutoring sessions. The 2021-22 academic year saw a jump to more than 2,000 appointments. To meet the growing demand, the CAE expanded its availability to online and weekend appointments.

Also recognizing the need for additional collaborative space, Holy Family created a suite of huddle room spaces in the Library so that students could convene, learn, and socialize with one another to ensure that the student experience is meaningful and rewarding both in and outside of the classroom.

These eight new spaces allow students to meet in groups to experience team-based work and develop interpersonal skills as preparation for the workforce. Each room is equipped with a large monitor screen to assist students in working with one another on projects either in-person in the huddle room or with those who are remote.

Philopatrian Scholars

As one of the leading Catholic institutions of higher education in the Philadelphia region, Holy Family’s students are eligible for generous scholarship opportunities throughout the Diocese. Three Holy Family University students – Abigail Dolan ’24, Kawish Sadaqat ’24, and Gianna Zaccone ’24 – received scholarships from the Catholic Philopatrian Scholarship Foundation, a scholarship fund established by Philadelphia’s Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute for Catholic colleges and universities in the Philadelphia area. A historic Philadelphia landmark, the Philopatrian was founded in 1850 and is the oldest private club of its kind in the nation.

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Philip Earley, member of Holy Family University’s President’s Advisory Council and the Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute Board of Directors, Mary Keirans Vassallo ‘85, member of the Holy Family University Board of Trustees, and her husband Dr. Richard Vassallo, Dr. Anne Prisco.

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Dr. Prisco with the Holy Family student recipients of the Philopatrian Scholarship, (left to right) Kawish Sadaqat, Abigail Dolan, and Gianna Zaccone, with Gavin Keirans, president of the Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute.

Student-Athletes Excel

Holy Family Athletics expanded its roster of competitive teams. First, Tiger Athletics added women’s bowling and Esports, followed closely by acrobatics & tumbling and men’s lacrosse, bringing the University’s total to 17 varsity programs.

The expansion of Athletics programming follows the academic success of the University’s student-athletes. In 2022, Holy Family University was among 44 NCAA Division II Schools to earn the Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence. In addition, Holy Family Athletics tied for 21st nationwide in NCAA Division II

Academic Success Rate (ASR) for the University’s most recent cohort, which considered student-athletes who entered college from 2012 through 2015. Holy Family’s ASR was 92 percent, compared to the national average of 76. This ranking speaks well of the performance of Holy Family’s student-athletes, as well as the resources put into place to ensure their success.

TIGER HIGHLIGHTS

The success of Holy Family’s athletics program on and off the field is a point of immense pride. Just some of the year’s highlights include:

Head Men’s Soccer Coach Georg Montag was recognized as the CACC Coach of the Year.

Nishorn Pierre ’26 finished second in the high jump at the NCAA Division II National Championships.

Jacqueline Ziegler ’22 was selected as Holy Family’s nominee for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year.

30 student-athletes were named to Fall 2022 CACC All-Academic Teams.

59 student-athletes received the 2021-2022 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

11 members of the soccer program - six women and five men - and four members of the women’s volleyball team were selected to Academic All-District® teams by College Sports Communicators.

Shania Le Maitre ’24 was named the East Coast Conference’s Women’s Indoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

For the first time in program history, the women’s track & field program was named an All-Academic Team by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), with Kenisha Greenwood ’25 also becoming the first Tiger to be honored as an All-Academic Athlete.

Nine members of the track & field program earned 2022 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field All-Region accolades.

Engage Beyond Boundaries

This pillar captures the University’s aspiration to achieve two critical goals: expand our scope of influence, and attract and retain diverse populations of students, faculty, staff, and trustees.

Inviting the Community to Campus

As part of Holy Family University’s critical presence as an anchor institution in Northeast Philadelphia and in Bucks County, Holy Family routinely hosts community organizations on its campus to share educational knowledge and to give back.

In June, Holy Family University welcomed students from Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School, a private Catholic college preparatory high school for students of all faiths, for the University’s three-day Ready, Set, College Residential Program. Cristo Rey’s innovative work-study model allows its students, who are primarily from low-income families, the opportunity to work for major companies in Philadelphia, and 100% of its students have been admitted to college.

The Ready, Set, College Residential Program provided Cristo Rey students with the experience of residential living on a college campus. The program also helped them get started on their college journey with sessions focusing on applying to colleges and writing college application essays.

Holy Family looks forward to welcoming the Cristo Rey program back to campus this year.

ESL for Ukrainian Immigrants

As war broke out in Ukraine nearly one year ago, the University’s sponsoring ministry, the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, saw some of its Sisters on the ground in Ukraine and Poland serving the needs of a nation in disbelief and in dire need. Back in Philadelphia, the University found an innovative way to join the cause by doing what it does best -- educating the community.

In Fall 2022, Holy Family launched an English as a Second Language (ESL) program for Ukrainian immigrants as part of its mission of ensuring a welcoming and accessible learning community for all. The University established the program after presenting Volodymyr Zelenskyy, J.D., president of Ukraine, an honorary degree in absentia at its 2022 Commencement ceremony.

Newly arrived Ukrainians have attended courses at no cost to help them improve their English proficiency and become familiar with the Philadelphia community. The initiative has received three donations to extend the length of the program through 2023 in an effort to keep up with the ongoing demand.

The initiative first received a $10,000 donation from the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Holy Family’s founding ministry. A second gift of $10,000 was received from a group of anonymous University alumni, and the University received a third gift of $10,000 from a family foundation.

Tutors and students celebrate the completion of the first session of the English as a Second Language program for newly arrived Ukrainians.

Tigers Esports Center

The field of Esports – also known as competitive gaming – encapsulates everything from traditional console video games to smartphone applications to cutting-edge computer games that are played globally in competitive settings.

Holy Family University launched its new Esports Center in 2022, featuring state-of-the-art gaming equipment, 20 gaming stations, and custom branding to become the home for club and competitive play. In addition to supporting the HFU Esports team, the Esports Center offers the University exciting opportunities to host camps and competitions to broaden the reach of the University’s facilities.

The Center is also used as a learning lab in academics for for Holy Family’s new minor in Esports & Gaming Administration.

Strengthen Resources to Fulfill Mission

We must take bold steps forward to retain and develop a strong faculty, staff, and Board of Trustees; diversify and expand income streams beyond revenue generated through tuition; and significantly enhance technology and campus facilities.

U.S. Representative Brendan Boyle visited Holy Family University in September and met with students to discuss priorities important to them, including student loan relief programs.

Strengthening the University’s Financial Position

Strengthening resources begins with a sound financial footing. Last spring, the University underwent a Standard & Poor’s rating review. As a result, S&P Global Ratings assigned its “A-” issuer credit rating, with an outlook of stable, to Holy Family University.

S&P assessed the University’s enterprise profile as strong, characterized by stable enrollment, solid retention, and moderate discounting. S&P also evaluated the University’s financial profile as strong, with most of the University’s debt scheduled to amortize in the next 10 years and excellent operating margins driven by growth in net tuition revenue.

This financial positioning proved a positive for Holy Family in expanding its footprint within the region.

Dr. Prisco with Colombian Ambassador Luis Gilberto Murillo, a featured speaker at AL DÍA’s 2022 Hispanic Heritage Gala.

Pennsylvania State Representative Michael Driscoll presented Dr. Prisco with a proclamation at her Installation Ceremony in April 2022.

Campus Expansion in Newtown

The University is expanding its presence in Bucks County to offer students more educational opportunities and to contribute to its economic development by serving the needs of the workforce.

To that end, Holy FamilyHoly Family acquired a new campus facility in Newtown, Bucks County. The new location, known as Newtown West, supplements the existing Newtown East campus facility. The Newtown West campus location is located less than two miles away.

Newtown West is a 47,573-square-foot facility and sits on a 6.5-acre site. The space features 21 classrooms and 10 laboratory rooms. Other amenities are space for a library/ resource center, bookstore, cafeteria, and an outdoor quad. The acquisition was highlighted in the Philadelphia Business Journal article on universities that contributed to driving growth with capital projects in 2022.

Building Corporate Partnerships

To further solidify the University’s connections within the communities we serve, Holy Family launched a Corporate Partnership Program for organizations of all sizes. Holy Family’s Corporate Partnership Program offers companies a no-cost agreement designed to provide benefits for local employers and the community at large, including reduced tuition rates for employees, opportunities to host internships, and a pipeline of job-ready Holy Family graduates which is a win for partner companies and students alike.

The Future

The 2023 President’s Report encapsulates a glimpse of what amounts to the groundwork for a host of additionally ambitious initiatives. As the University embarks upon the third year of its strategic plan, it is poised to accelerate its progress, to optimize outcomes, and to create the best version of Holy Family University in the spirit of its mission of educational excellence, its values-based approach to producing students who do well and do good, and a never-ending commitment to serving students, families, and the broader community.

The University’s greatest achievements are done through the support of dedicated faculty, staff, alumni, and friends, whose efforts keep Holy Family moving on an upward trajectory toward meaningful and lasting goals.

Holy Family University is grateful for each and every individual whose time, talent, or treasure has afforded our mutual success.

Holy Family University Leadership

Anne M. Prisco, Ph.D. President

Sister Rita Fanning, CSFN, ’89 Vice President, Mission and Diversity

Illana R. Lane, Ph.D. Vice President, Academic Affairs

Sherrie A. Madia, Ph.D. Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Sylvia McGeary, Ph.D. Chief of Staff

Michael McNulty-Bobholz, MEd Associate Vice President, Student Life

Eric Nelson, MBA

Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer

Wendy K. Parsons, CFRE Vice President, Advancement

Edward P. Wright, MS Vice President, Enrollment Management

Board of Trustees

William Mandia, Esq. Board Chair

Partner, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

Patrick Ryan, Esq. Board Vice Chair

Of Counsel, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP

Sister Cynthia Meyer, CSFN Board Secretary

Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth

James Dever Bennett, Esq. ’82

Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Ellucian

Albert T. Chadwick, III, H’14 President, AT Chadwick Company, Inc.

Roger Falloon ’97 President and COO, Chickie’s and Pete’s Restaurant Group

Sister Janice Fulmer, CSFN, Ph.D., H’10 Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth

James P. Gallagher, Ph.D. Board Member, Connelly Foundation

Daniel P. Kilcoyne ’04 President and Chairman, Mini Melts of America, Inc.

Sister Thea Krause, CSFN, Ph.D., H’16 Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth

C. William Moffitt

Founder, Moffitt Investment Management, LLC

Sean O’Hara M’07

Chief Financial Officer, Kingsbury, Inc.

Carolyn Padovano, Ph.D., RN

Senior Program Director, Institute for Public Health Innovation

Skaria (Roshan) Pulimkalayil, ’16, M’18

Labor & Employee Relations Analyst, City of Philadelphia Office of Labor Relations

Joseph Slabinski III

Owner and President, Slabinski-Sucharski Funeral Homes

Albert M. Tantala Sr., H’18

President, Tantala Associates Engineers & Architects, LLC

Mary Keirans Vassallo ’85

Community Volunteer

Sister Celine Warnilo, CSFN ’74, H’08

Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth

Karen Wold

Group Head, Emigrant Business Credit Corporation

Gerald Wydro ’90, M.D.

Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine

Jefferson Health Northeast

CSFN REPRESENTATIVE

Sister Loretta Theresa Felici, CSFN ’79

President,

CSFN Mission and Ministry, Inc. (MMI)

TRUSTEES EMERITUS & LIFETIME TRUSTEES

Ray Angelo

Dennis Colgan

Loretta Hennessey ’71

Dominic Marano

Anne Marie Pettit ’69

Anthony Szuszczewicz

In addition to leading the University’s strategic vision, Dr. Prisco remains active in thought leadership on topics of importance to higher education. Through her blog, Sine Qua Non, and podcast, Asked and Answered, Dr. Prisco addresses issues of the day and speaks with leaders throughout Philadelphia and beyond.

Sine Qua Non

In Sine Qua Non (The Essential), Dr. Prisco shares insight on issues in higher education, including her thoughts on advancing higher education and enhancing student success.

Read President Prisco’s latest blog post.

Asked Answered & with Dr.

Anne Prisco

Listen to Asked & Answered with Dr. Anne Prisco, in which the president speaks with influential leaders as well as Holy Family faculty and alumni who are making a significant impact in their communities. Asked & Answered is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, and the Podbean App.

Featured episodes include:

• Criminal Justice Reform and Community Engagement with Dr. Patricia Griffin, assistant professor, Criminal Justice, along with Dr. Margaret Harker, dean, School of Nursing & Health Sciences, and Dr. Patrick McElwaine, associate professor, program director, Counseling Psychology.

• Investing in Nurses for Greater Community Health with IBC Foundation President Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake

• Entrepreneurship and Ice Cream with Dan Kilcoyne ’04, Mini Melts USA president & CEO

• Advancing Women in STEM with Marta Villarraga of The Forum of Executive Women; Laura Ipsen, president & CEO Ellucian; and Kit Schumaker, managing director of Mancino Burfield Edgerton.