The board of trustees at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ announced it has engaged DSG Storbeck, a national executive search firm based in Philadelphia, to facilitate a nationwide search for a new president. President Dr. Bassam Deeb is committed to continuing to serve in his role until the completion of a successful search, after which he plans to retire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKnown for his generosity and passion for empowering students of all backgrounds, Bassam\u2019s forward-thinking vision has made Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ a true opportunity college for the greater Buffalo community,\u201d<\/em> said Sean M. Willett, board chair, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½. \u201cWe are certainly going to miss Bassam\u2019s leadership, and the board remains focused on finding the right successor to tackle the continuing challenges facing higher education and to lead Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ forward for future career-minded generations.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Deeb has served as Ä¢¹½´«Ã½\u2019s sixth president since 2012. During his tenure, Dr. Deeb expanded Ä¢¹½´«Ã½\u2019s footprint in Western New York and made it a leader in career-oriented higher education within the region, offering academic and workforce development programs in healthcare, veterinary sciences, and business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m extremely proud of what we\u2019ve been able to accomplish over the past 14 years in terms of strategic growth of both the institution and our support for students in their pursuit of careers of achievement and lives of purpose,\u201d<\/em> said Dr. Deeb, \u201cHowever, it\u2019s time for the next chapter \u2013 both for the college and for me personally. There\u2019s still more work to be done and it will remain business as usual at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ throughout the search.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The board of trustees at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ announced it has engaged DSG Storbeck, a national executive search firm based in Philadelphia, to facilitate a nationwide search for a new president. President Dr. Bassam Deeb is committed to continuing to serve in his role until the completion of a successful search, after which he plans to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3674,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[309,12,250,13,23],"tags":[616,631,20],"class_list":["post-5351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leadership","category-news","category-president-deeb","category-press-release","category-trocaire-college","tag-leadership","tag-president-dr-bassam-deeb","tag-trocaire-college"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n