Marian University President Michelle Majewski to retire

After four years at the helm of Marian University, Dr. Michelle Majewski announced her planned retirement; she will remain at the University until her replacement is hired.

“I have been at Marian University for 37 years in roles from faculty to president and I have relished my time here, supporting students, faculty and staff,” said Majewski.  “But my husband retired several years ago and I am looking forward to joining him as we begin the next chapter in our lives.”

Dr. Majewski, who has a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, has been a full-time faculty member, chairperson, dean, and professor emerita. She had retired in 2018, but was then recruited to return as Acting President in April of 2020.  She was appointed Marian’s 17th President by Marian’s Board of Trustees in November of 2020.

Among Dr. Majewski’s many accomplishments:

• Raising $12.1 million in 2021 to retire all of Marian’s debt
• Securing an anonymous gift of $1 million earlier this month for the University
• Right-sizing Marian University in 2023 to increase its financial stability
• Overseeing the recent renovation of the new Nursing space in the Stayer Center on the Marian campus
• Launching new, high-market-demand programs such as Construction Management and Risk Management and Insurance, and relaunching a graduate program in Organizational Leadership.

Dr. Majewski is the former dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Marian University and the founding editor of the peer-reviewed Journal of Homeland Security Education. She is a past recipient of the James R. Underkofler Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award.  “We express our deepest thanks for the many years of leadership and service provided by Dr. Majewski over the past 37 years,” said David M. Klumpyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Marian University.

A Succession Task Force represented by members of the Board of Trustees (current and past), faculty and staff representatives will begin the process to identify her successor. Dr. Majewski will continue with the university in a transition role to her successor.
Candidates should send their applications and information to apply for the position of President to Sharon Fischer, Executive Assistant to the President at: spfischer85@marianuniversity.edu

Marian University was founded in 1936 by the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes, a group of pioneering sisters in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The university offers undergraduate, masters and adult learning degrees at its main campus and online.