Derek Scarth, right, said President Salvador Aceves, Ed.D., “lives and breathes” Regis’ Jesuit mission.
Making History and Securing the Future ON SEPTEMBER 22, IN AN EVENT SOLEMN AND CELEBRATORY, SALVADOR ACEVES, ED.D., WAS FORMALLY INSTALLED IN THE POSITION HE HAD HELD FOR MORE THAN EIGHT MONTHS: THE FIRST LATINO, FIRST LAY AND 27TH PRESIDENT IN REGIS UNIVERSITY’S 146-YEAR HISTORY. “The title of President of Regis University is the greatest honor of my professional career and I am indeed humbled by it” Aceves told the hundreds of political and faith leaders and luminaries who gathered in St. John Francis Regis Chapel for the occasion. “I sought this role not for my ego, but as a servant of God's word,” he said. This new chapter Regis’ life began with accolades for the University and its leader. Colorado Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera, a Regis alumna, recalled that when she attended Regis in the 1970s, not long after women were admitted, there was roughly one woman for every 10 men on campus. Now, she said, women make up 60 percent of the student body, and serve in numerous leadership positions.
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