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Issue: 1185 Date: 5/9/2013
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Biondi announces he will step down at SLU |
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| Faculty and student protestors outside of Father Biondi's campus residence (Credit Adam Allington / St. Louis Public Radio) |
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Saint Louis University President Father Lawrence Biondi has announced that he will retire from his position.
During a gala Saturday May 4, 2013 night celebrating his 25 years of leadership at the university, Biondi told the audience of his intention to step down.
"Just as I helped lead SLU's transformation when I arrived here more than 25 years ago, I know it is now time for the next transformation to begin," Biondi said, according to a Saint Louis University press release. "And, so, with the blessing of our Board of Trustees, I have decided it is time for a transition in leadership for Saint Louis University - time for me to move on to the next phase of my life. This fall, the Board will launch a search for my successor. I will be here as long as they need me, and will do everything I can to make the transition to our next president as smooth as possible."
Biondi will work with the University's Board of Trustees on the search process for a new president, which will begin in the fall.
"As I approach my 75th birthday, I know I am ready for new challenges - challenges that might include heeding the call of our General Superior in Rome, Father Nicolas, who has asked Jesuits around the world to focus on care for the poor, the marginalized, the uneducated and immigrants," Biondi said, according to a Saint Louis University press release issued late Saturday evening. "Right now, I remain open to how God is calling me to serve others in ways, yet to be discerned."
As St. Louis Pubic Radio has previous reported, Biondi has been surrounded by controversy for months, and last year the faculty issued a no-confidence vote in him as President of Saint Louis University.
At its meeting Saturday morning, the Saint Louis University Board of Trustees elected Joe Adorjan to serve as chairman of the SLU Board.
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