Brother William Mann, FSC, concludes a decade of service as President of St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.
Congratulations to Brother William Mann who concludes a decade of service as President of St. Mary’s University of Minnesota at the end of this month!
A series of events have recently occurred on campus expressing gratitude for his leadership and service. He has enhanced the student experience at St. Mary’s through construction and renovation projects, a 75% growth in the school’s endowment, and the emphasis on the role of our Lasallian charism. In particular, it was significant that eight students from financially challenged families who participated in the initial Countdown to College and First Generation Initiative programs that Brother William envisioned received their bachelor’s degrees as he was leaving the President’s office.
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- Established in 2010, the Saint Mary’s First Generation Initiative — which was first articulated by Saint Mary’s President Brother William Mann at his inauguration in 2008 — serves economically challenged students while addressing the growing academic achievement gap.
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- The First Generation Initiative helps ensure academic success for high-need, high-potential, first-generation students from middle school through college graduation. These students have much to celebrate!
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- Brother has enhanced the student experience at St. Mary’s through construction and renovation projects.
Blessings, Brother, and thank you for your years of service and influence, not only at St. Mary’s, Minnesota, but also on the District of Eastern North America, and the Brothers’ Institute.
Rev. James P. Burns to Succeed Br. William Mann as President of St. Mary’s University
The Rev. James P. Burns, IVD, Ph.D., has been named the 14th president of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Mary Ann Remick, chair of the university’s board of trustees, announced the board’s selection on Tuesday, May 1, adding that Father Burns will officially begin his presidency Monday, July 9.
“I know my successor will come with gifts and talents and dreams and that’s going to be wonderful,” Brother William said. “But when those gifts and talents and dreams interact with the gifts and talents and dreams of this institution and of its people, my experience is something special happens and that would be my hope for my successor.” MORE >
Brother William Mann
Saint Raphael Academy
1978
“I made it!”
Captain Laura Lee DeCristoforo
USAF/Veteran
RN/Director of Nursing
He knew my name, he knew me but he never realized the impact he had on my future,
my professional growth, the success of a young mother with a fun loving style. Hence, with all the statistics against me…
Ty Forever, We will meet again.
Addendum: Oh! how I believe he flipped a students hat off he head in the cafeteria!
What I could attest to…. Is true Love for the success of his students and funny behavior that enhanced my learning and desire to achieve. That is what made me -me! Lol