Richard Senese

Richard Senese
President of Capella University
Assumed office
November 2016
State Chair of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
In office
1997–1999
Preceded byMark Andrew
Succeeded byMike Erlandson
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota

Richard Paul Senese is an American psychologist, academic administrator, and former politician serving as the president of Capella University since 2016. He was chair of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party from 1997 to 1999.

Life

Senese is from Iron Range Township, Itasca County, Minnesota.[1] He completed a Ph.D. in the counseling and student personnel psychology program at the University of Minnesota.[2] His November 1997 dissertation was titled, An analogue approach to understanding the impact of spontaneous metaphors.[3] John L. Romano was his advisor.[3]

Senese was a campaign and staff aid to U.S. senator Paul Wellstone.[1] He worked as a psychology instructor at St. Olaf College.[1] In 1997, Senese succeeded Mark Andrew as chair of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party.[1] In March 1999, he announced that he would not seek reelection.[4]

Senese was a faculty member at Metropolitan State University and College of St. Scholastica.[5] For 13 years, he worked in administration at the University of Minnesota Extension as its founding associate dean for the center for community vitality and later the Extension's senior associate dean.[5][2] He was the associate dean of the Capella University's Harold Abel School of Psychology.[2] In 2014, he became Capella University's vice president of academic affairs and chief academic officer.[5] In 2016, he served as interim president for ten months.[5] He was named president in November 2016.[5]

Senese is gay and an advocate for the LGBTQ community.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Smith, Dane (1997-01-26). "Dick Senese chosen as DFL Party chair". Star Tribune. p. 27. Retrieved 2023-03-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Mission & Leadership - Capella University". www.capella.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  3. ^ a b Senese, Richard Paul (1997). An analogue approach to understanding the impact of spontaneous metaphors (Ph.D. thesis). University of Minnesota. OCLC 1013921113.
  4. ^ Smith, Dane (1999-03-05). "DFL chair Senese announces that he won't seek reelection". Star Tribune. p. 24. Retrieved 2023-03-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Capella University Names Richard Senese Its New President". Twin Cities Business. 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  6. ^ Senese, Richard (2022-11-02). "Supporting LGBTQ+ Students as they Work to Achieve Professional and Economic Mobility". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  7. ^ Senese, Dick. "Paying It Forward". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 2024-06-29.

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