PROVIDENCE – The Rev. Brian J. Shanley has been appointed to a second five-year term as president of Providence College.
Shanley, 51, was first appointed in 2005 and will begin his new term on July 1. He has overseen a number of initiatives as president, including the creation of PC’s School of Business and the implementation of a policy making SAT scores optional for applicants.
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Shanley’s re-election was announced last week by the Rev. D. Dominic Izzo, chairman of the Providence College Corporation, the school’s 12-member senior governing body.
“As the college approaches its centenary anniversary, I am confident that Father Shanley and his administration, by his trust in Divine Providence and by ongoing collaboration with the many gifted men and women of the college community, will match the dedication and faith of our brothers who founded the college in 1917,” Izzo said in a statement.
Shanley does not take a salary. He received $16,476 in benefits in fiscal 2008, according to PC’s federal income tax return.
Shanley, a Warwick native, graduated from PC in 1980 with a bachelor’s degree in history. He earned his doctorate from the University of Toronto and his religious degrees from the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. He was ordained in 1987.
Shanley also serves as chairman of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Rhode Island’s board of directors and is a member of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce’s board of trustees.
