Stacy Volnick

Stacy Volnick
Volnick in 2024
President of Florida Atlantic University
Interim
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Preceded byJohn W. Kelly
Personal details
Born1963 or 1964 (age 60–61)[1]
EducationFlorida Atlantic University (BA, MA, PhD)

Stacy A. Volnick is an American academic administrator serving as the interim president of Florida Atlantic University since 2023.

Life

According to Volnick, she moved from Poughkeepsie, New York to South Florida at nine years old and grew up near the campus of Florida Atlantic University (FAU).[2] She completed a bachelor's degree in communications and a master's degree in educational leadership at the FAU.[3] She completed a Ph.D. at FAU.[4] Her dissertation was titled, Women University Presidents Who Break Through the Glass Ceiling: At What Price?.[5]

Volnick joined the FAU faculty in 1991.[3] In 2013, she became vice president for administrative affairs and chief administrative officer.[6] In August 2022, Volnick was promoted to chief operating officer and vice president of administrative affairs.[3][5] On September 19, 2022, the FAU board of trustees selected Volnick as the interim president.[7] Her selection as confirmed by the Florida Board of Governors on November 9, 2022.[7] She assumed the role on January 1, 2023, succeeding John W. Kelly.[3] In November 2023, her term as interim president was extended to the end of the 2024 calendar year.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Cone, Allen (14 November 2023). "FAU extends interim president Stacy Volnick's term through next year". WPTV. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ^ Volnick, Stacy (Spring 2023). "PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE". Florida Atlantic University Magazine. No. 3. Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Burke, Peter (2022-09-20). "Stacy Volnick named interim president of Florida Atlantic University". WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  4. ^ "Meet the Vice President". www.fau.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  5. ^ a b Volnick, Stacy (October 28, 2022). "CV" (PDF). State University System of Florida. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  6. ^ "Stacy Volnick Selected to Lead Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton". Women In Academia Report. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  7. ^ a b "Office of the President". Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved 2023-10-28.