Dr. 弗雷德·P. Pestello became the 33rd President of Saint 路易 University in 2014. He is the first lay president of Saint 路易 University since its founding in 1818, 和 University's third longest-serving president. 他为花了40英镑而自豪 在天主教高等教育中.
在博彩网址大全取得的成就
作为校长，博士. Pestello oversees one 的 nation’s leading Jesuit research universities with more than 15,000 students and 4,000 employees, an annual operating budget of 超过6亿美元和1美元的捐赠.80亿年.
Dr. Pestello has galvanized the University community around a compelling vision: To be a global Jesuit university that is mission-focused, student and patient-centered, and research-driven — one that is working with the people of St. 让路易重新想象 改造和统一我们的城市.
为了实现这一愿景，博彩网址大全有:
- Broken records for total student enrollment, with 15,204 students enrolled in fall 2023. Of them, 3,183 are international students – the largest number in 博彩网址大全’s history.
- Grown enrollment at 博彩网址大全-Madrid among European Union students and visiting American students, including providing a life-changing semester for many of 博彩网址大全’s undergraduates.
- 完成全面评估并确定 变革策略 to support the holistic well-being of students across the institution.
- 推出了一个 新核心课程 that will prepare all 博彩网址大全 undergraduate students to be intellectually flexible, creative and reflective critical thinkers in the spirit 的 Catholic, Jesuit tradition.
- Completed construction on two new residence halls, a new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering building, the O’Loughlin Family Champions Center for student-athletes, 和 Jesuit Center – a home for 博彩网址大全’s thriving community of Jesuits, in the heart 校园.
- Expanded 博彩网址大全’s research profile, establishing the 博彩网址大全 研究 Institute and increasing 年度研究支出为82美元.2022年将达到700万，自2014年以来增长了86%.
- 担任协调机构的 泰勒地理空间研究所, a landmark collaboration between eight research institutions that will make St. 路易是全球地理空间创新中心.
- Enhanced healthcare to underserved populations in St. 路易通过富有同情心的 care of 博彩网址大全 faculty physicians, COVID-19 vaccine distribution to 教堂和其他社区地点，以及最近推出的一款 流动医疗队.
- Strengthened a historic partnership between 博彩网址大全 and SSM Health, which led to the construction 的 new $550 million SSM Health/Saint 路易 University Hospital and outpatient care center in 2020, 和 successful integration 的 博彩网址大全Care medical practice with SSM Health to create the region’s leading integrated health care network in 2022.
- 支持 西门区邻里联会 in leading the development of new housing on property adjacent to 博彩网址大全’s campus. To date, 12 condos and 40 single-family homes – seven 的m Habitat for Humanity homes -已经在附近建造了.
- Expanded access to the transformative benefits of Jesuit education to marginalized communities through continued support of 博彩网址大全’s Prison Education Program, which 2023年庆祝了15周年，并与…合作 耶稣会全球学习， which offers higher education to students living in refugee camps.
In partnership with University and community leaders, Dr. 佩斯特洛培养了博彩网址大全的人才 longstanding commitment to the Jesuit mission, ensuring that 博彩网址大全 is home to a large and dynamic community of Jesuits, establishing a Catholic Studies Center 和 全球天主教研究中心. He also has strengthened 博彩网址大全’s commitment to diversity and community engagement through investment in the division of Diversity and Innovative Community Engagement 并受到发展倡议的启发 2014年钟楼协议.
Dr. Pestello has led 博彩网址大全 to become a driving force in the revitalization of Midtown St. 路易. The University joined with SSM Health to create a 353 Redevelopment Plan 和 St. 路易中城重建公司(STLMRC). The STLMRC has catalyzed several completed development projects, including the City Foundry, a new Fresh Thyme Market grocery store, the Steelcote Lofts, the Element Hotel by Westin, the historic Armory, Topgolf, more. 此外，还有一家Target商店 is set to open in July, SSM Health 宣布 that they will build a new Cardinal 格伦农儿童医院在Chouteau和Grand.
Belief in the University vision has taken root among benefactors as well, inspiring 捐赠的历史水平. 2022年，博士. Pestello是博彩网址大全的负责人 加速卓越运动 为了它的圆满结束. The largest fundraising effort in University history, the campaign set multiple 博彩网址大全 records for gift totals and far exceeded its $500 million 最终筹集了6亿多美元.
延续耶稣会的卓越传统
作为一所耶稣会大学的毕业生. 佩斯特洛对这一点有第一手的了解 promise of an education guided by the Society of Jesus and its rigorous, justice-oriented, 教育的使命.
Dr. Pestello currently serves on the executive committee 的 Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities 和 executive committee 的 Atlantic 10 Conference. He is also a member 的 Global Advisory Board of Jesuit Worldwide Learning. In St. 路易, he serves on the executive committee 的 Chair’s Council of Greater St. 路易公司., as well as the boards 的 Cortex Innovation Community and Arch 到公园.
Dr. Pestello joined 博彩网址大全 after serving six years as president of Le Moyne College, where he achieved record-breaking levels of enrollment, fundraising, endowment and 校园建设. 在此之前，Dr. Pestello是一名教员， department chair, associate dean and provost and senior vice president for educational affairs during his 25-year career at the University of Dayton.
Dr. Pestello earned his bachelor’s degree at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio, from which he was awarded an 校友 Medal in 2018. 他完成了毕业 在阿克伦大学从事社会学工作.