Mount Mercy names new president: Todd Olson of Georgetown
May 23, 2021 17:05:06 GMT -5
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CEDAR RAPIDS — Mount Mercy University has picked a new president: Todd Olson, current vice president for student affairs at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
“Dr. Olson’s commitment to students and passion for the Sisters of Mercy’s critical concerns align perfectly with our Mercy values and long-standing tradition of compassionate service,” Charlie Rohde, chairman of the Mount Mercy board, said in a statement Thursday.
“We are delighted to have Dr. Olson join our community, and we appreciate his deep experience in higher education administration.”
Olson will start his tenure at the Cedar Rapids-based Catholic university July 21 — about one year after its last president started his short-lived tenure.
Robert “Bob” Beatty, who became Mount Mercy’s 10th president July 1, resigned after only two months on the job and as the campus was in the throes of starting an unprecedented academic year plagued by the pandemic and as it was cleaning up from the Aug. 10 derecho.
The campus has given few details about why Beatty resigned so abruptly.
Tim Laurent, the school’s provost and vice president for academic affairs, has been serving as its interim president while the campus undertook a national search for a permanent replacement.
“Dr. Olson’s commitment to students and passion for the Sisters of Mercy’s critical concerns align perfectly with our Mercy values and long-standing tradition of compassionate service,” Charlie Rohde, chairman of the Mount Mercy board, said in a statement Thursday.
“We are delighted to have Dr. Olson join our community, and we appreciate his deep experience in higher education administration.”
Olson will start his tenure at the Cedar Rapids-based Catholic university July 21 — about one year after its last president started his short-lived tenure.
Robert “Bob” Beatty, who became Mount Mercy’s 10th president July 1, resigned after only two months on the job and as the campus was in the throes of starting an unprecedented academic year plagued by the pandemic and as it was cleaning up from the Aug. 10 derecho.
The campus has given few details about why Beatty resigned so abruptly.
Tim Laurent, the school’s provost and vice president for academic affairs, has been serving as its interim president while the campus undertook a national search for a permanent replacement.