Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J., H’04, has been named as the new Superior for the Scranton Jesuit Community. Fr. McShane began his service in Scranton on July 31, 2024. Most recently, he served as a Special Assistant to the President of Canisius University in Buffalo. In 1992, Fr. McShane became the Dean of Fordham College at Rose Hill in Bronx, New York, and held that position until 1998, when he was then appointed the 23rd President of The University of Scranton. In 2003, he was named the 32nd President of Fordham University, a position that he held until his retirement in 2022. He is president emeritus of Fordham.
Timothy P. Doyle, has been named senior vice president for finance and administration at The University of Scranton, effective July 1, 2024. He will also serve as a member of the President’s Cabinet.
Susan Russell, M.D., medical director and Maria L. Vital G’11, Ph.D., administrative director, have been tasked with guiding the University and Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) students who will staff the Edward R. Leahy, Jr. Clinic for the Uninsured, which provides free primary care services to local adults. Dr. Russell has spent the past decade as an assistant professor of family medicine at GCSOM while continuing to work as a physician within the Geisinger network. Dr. Vital previously served as the Leahy Clinic’s longtime operations manager until it closed in 2020 at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Carolyn McNamara Barry, Ph.D., was appointed as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 15, 2024. Since 2019, Dr. Barry has served as associate dean for Social Sciences and Graduate Programs at Loyola College of Arts and Sciences, Loyola University Maryland, where she also served as a professor, program director and chair of Loyola’s Department of Psychology.
