John I. Jenkins

The Reverend
John I. Jenkins
CSC
17th President of the University of Notre Dame
Assumed office
July 1, 2005
Preceded by Edward Malloy
Personal details
Born (1953-12-17) December 17, 1953
Omaha, Nebraska
Alma mater University of Oxford
Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley
University of Notre Dame

John Ignatius Jenkins (born December 17, 1953) is president of the University of Notre Dame and an ordained Catholic priest for the Congregation of Holy Cross. He was elected as the president-elect by the Notre Dame Board of Trustees on April 30, 2004, and became the university’s 17th president as of July 1, 2005 He previously served as vice-president and associate provost.[1] He replaced Fr. Edward Malloy.

On January 30, 2015, Jenkins was elected to his third five-year term as president.[2]

Career

A Notre Dame alumnus, Jenkins earned bachelor's and master's degrees in philosophy from the University in 1976 and 1978, respectively, and was ordained a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on campus in 1983. While earning bachelor’s and doctoral degrees in philosophy from Oxford University in 1987 and 1989, respectively, he also taught in Notre Dame’s London Undergraduate Program. He earned a master of divinity degree and licentiate in sacred theology from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley in 1988.

Jenkins has been a member of the Notre Dame philosophy faculty since 1990; he received a Lilly Teaching Fellowship in 1991-1992. He served as director of the Old College program for Holy Cross seminarians from 1991 to 1993 and as religious superior of the Holy Cross priests and brothers at Notre Dame from 1997 to 2000. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles published in The Journal of Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy and Theology, and The Journal of Religious Ethics and of the book Knowledge and Faith in Thomas Aquinas.

Jenkins is a member of the Board of Directors for the Commission on Presidential Debates.[3]

Commitment and vision

Jenkins with Richard Lugar in 2005

At Jenkins’ inauguration on September 23, 2005, he stated:

"My presidency will be driven by a wholehearted commitment to uniting and integrating these two indispensable and wholly compatible strands of higher learning: academic excellence and religious faith."[4][5][6][7][8]</

During his first four years in office, Notre Dame has made significant progress toward its research goal, including selection as the lead university partner in the Midwest Institute for Nanoelectronics Discovery; the creation of Innovation Park, a tech park located adjacent to the campus; the distribution of $40 million in internal funds for five major faculty research initiatives (with another $40 million designated for five more projects); designation of the university's Environmental Research Center in Wisconsin as a National Ecological Observatory Network by the National Science Foundation; and the construction of Stinson-Remick Hall of Engineering, a 142,000-square-foot (13,200 m2) facility housing a nanotechnology research center, the University’s new Energy Center, now the Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame (ND Energy),[9] a semiconductor processing and device fabrication clean room, and an undergraduate inter-disciplinary learning center.

Although Jenkins has repeatedly vowed to maintain Notre Dame’s identity as a Catholic university, he has not been immune to criticism. His decisions include an invitation to President Barack Obama to attend Notre Dame's 2009 commencement ceremony and to receive an honorary degree was heavily criticized by some Catholics, including some American bishops, who opposed the invitation because of Obama's stance on abortion.[10] He has also been criticized for other decisions such as allowing performances of The Vagina Monologues and showings of gay films on campus.[11] Despite Catholic teaching on the subject, Jenkins has declined to provide affordable health insurance for student spouses and children, with the result that high percentages of both are uninsured.[12]

Interests

After a Town Hall meeting at the University of Notre Dame's Washington Hall, Jenkins stated that Babette's Feast is one of his favorite films and he promised to reveal his favorite film at some unspecified point in the future.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.: President". University of Notre Dame. 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015. ... became the University's 17th president on July 1, 2005
  2. ↑ Brown, Dennis (January 30, 2015). "Notre Dame Trustees elect Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., to third term". Notre Dame News. Retrieved March 29, 2015. The University of Notre Dame Board of Trustees elected Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., on Friday (Jan. 30) to a third five-year term as president of the University, effective at the conclusion of his second term June 30
  3. ↑ "CPD: Commission Leadership". www.debates.org. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ Smith, Christian; Cavadini, John C. (July 29, 2014). Building Catholic Higher Education: Unofficial Reflections from the University of Notre Dame. Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 9781630873936.
  5. ↑ Dame, ENR/PAZ // University Communications: Web // University of Notre Dame. "Board of Trustees elects Father Jenkins to second term // News // Notre Dame News // University of Notre Dame". news.nd.edu. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ Dame, ENR/PAZ // University Communications: Web // University of Notre. "Inaugural Address of Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. // Office of the President // University of Notre Dame". president.nd.edu. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. - Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation". www.mitchdanielsleadershipfoundation.org. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ "† Archindy.org: The Criterion Online Edition - November 11, 2005". www.archindy.org. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Energy Center Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame". 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  10. ↑ Beckie Supiano (March 23, 2009). "Despite Disagreements, Obama to Deliver Commencement Speech at Notre Dame". Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  11. ↑ Neela Banerjee (April 6, 2006). "Notre Dame's President Allows 'Monologues' and Gay Films". New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  12. ↑ http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/news/graduate-students-seek-policy-change-1.1374824%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  13. ↑ "Abuse Tracker - A Blog by Kathy Shaw". www.bishop-accountability.org. Retrieved April 12, 2016.


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