Renewal Through Mercy: The Next 90 Years Michael T. Victor, J.D., LL.D., was in a unique
rely on their gut or intuition,”Victor said in his inaugural address. “The days of informal structures and casual leadership are gone. Ours must be a thoughtful, strategic business model rooted in research-based problem- solving, analysis and best practice.” With his background as a business school dean, college president (Lake Erie College 2006-2015), corporate CEO, lawyer and entrepreneur, business models have always been part of Victor’s world. Having inspired a renewed spirit of collegiality on campus rooted in the Mercy mission, Victor said he looks forward to a bright future. Going forward, Victor said the university will continue to establish niche felds of study and anchor them with a strong liberal arts curriculum. It will investigate new technologies for delivering that education. It
will build new local, regional and international collaborations that create the very best learning experiences for Mercyhurst students and generate opportunities for enlightenment and service to the greater good. Further, he said, the university must ensure that in these times of escalating college costs, it fnds ways to draw its members from the widest range of socioeconomic groups and keep Mercyhurst accessible to talented students everywhere. “I maintain an unwavering confdence in the purpose and potential of this university and its role in shaping human lives and, in turn, the future of our world,” said Victor in concluding his inaugural address. “As we gather here, at the intersection of our past and our future, of our mission and our vision, of lessons learned and challenges anticipated, let us appreciate this extraordinary moment and go forward with a spirit of Renewal through Mercy toward Our Next 90 Years .”
position when he was inaugurated as Mercyhurst University’s 12 th president on Sept. 10, 2016 – looking to the future on the strength of a record-setting and transformative frst year. Under his administration, Mercyhurst had enrolled the largest freshman class in its history, welcoming 728 new undergraduates. It achieved a fundraising milestone, bringing in $6.5 million, the largest amount ever in a single year. The university streamlined its academic and administrative functions, restructured its liberal arts curriculum and revamped its academic calendar. It struck a chord for tradition by renewing an old custom – the hourly ringing of the carillon bells – and starting a new one, Hurst Day, a grand-scale celebration of student life.
“Higher education leaders can no longer
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