Kevin Quinn (Jesuit)

Kevin P. Quinn, S.J.

Rev. Quinn in February 2012
25th President of the
University of Scranton
In office
July 1, 2011 – Present
Preceded by Rev. Scott Pilarz, S.J.
Personal details
Born 1955
Queens, New York
Alma mater Fordham University
Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley
UC Berkeley School of Law
Profession Jesuit priest, lawyer, legal scholar
Religion Roman Catholic

Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., (born on 23 December 1955) is an American Jesuit, lawyer and law professor. Quinn is currently serving as the 25th President of the University of Scranton, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, effective July 1, 2011.[1]

On December 15, 2010, Father Quinn was chosen as the 25th President of the University of Scranton in an announcement held in the university's Brennan Hall.[2][3] Quinn became President of the University of Scranton on July 1, 2011.[2] He succeeded Rev. Scott Pilarz, S.J., who left Scranton to become the President of Marquette University. Father Quinn's official inauguration took place on September 16, 2011, at the University of Scranton's William J. Byron, S.J., Recreation Complex.[1]

Biography

Early life and education

Kevin Quinn was born in Queens, New York, and raised on Long Island.[1][2] His mother is named Pat Quinn.[1] His late father was a New York City Fire Department firefighter and gardener.[2] Quinn joined the Society of Jesus in 1973, soon after graduation from high school.[2]

He received a bachelor's degree from Fordham University in 1979.[2] Quinn worked as a community organizer in the South Bronx while studying at Fordham University.[2] He focused on disputes between tenants and their landlords, which began Quinn's interest in the law.[2] In a December 2010 interview with the Scranton Times, Quinn noted, "I thought I could do a better job," after encountering lawyers who did a substandard job representing the interests of their clients and the larger community.[2]

Quinn was ordained a Catholic priest of the Society of Jesus in 1985.[4] He also earned a Master of Divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, which is now known as the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, in 1985.[2] Quinn enrolled at the nearby UC Berkeley School of Law soon after the completion of his Master of Divinity.[2] He received a Juris Doctorate from UC Berkeley in 1988.[4]

Career

Quinn taught at Regis High School in Manhattan early in his career.[3]

Quinn worked as a law clerk for Judge Joseph M. McLaughlin of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City after completing his law degree.[2][3] He has been admitted to both the New York City Bar Association and the District of Columbia bar association.[2] Quinn has focused on issues in law pertaining to health care ethics, including stem cell research and end-of-life care.[2] His writings and publications have focused on genetics, contemporary culture and bioethics.[5]

Georgetown University

Quinn began teaching law at Georgetown University in 1994, a position he held until 2006.[3] Additionally, Quinn worked as Georgetown University's chaplain-in-residence.[3] He also became a senior research fellow and faculty affiliate at Georgetown's Kennedy Institute for Ethics.[3][5]

Santa Clara University

Quinn joined Santa Clara University in 2006 as the executive director of the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education.[3][5] He became a faculty member of the Santa Clara University School of Law in 2007, where he has taught courses on bioethics.[3][5]

President of the University of Scranton

University of Scranton President, Father Scott Pilarz, was named President on Marquette University in September 2010. Pilarz had served in that position since 2003. A search was launched by the University of Scranton to find a successor.

On December 15, 2010, the University of Scranton's board of trustees, under chairman Christopher "Kip" Condron, unanimously voted to appoint Father Kevin Quinn as the University's 25th president.[3]

Father Quinn took office as the University of Scranton's 25th president on July 1, 2011.[1] His official inauguration took place on Friday, September 16, 2011, at the William J. Byron, S.J., Recreation Complex on the University's campus.[6]

Quinn's inauguration celebrations included events and seminars throughout the week. Australian human rights activist and lawyer, Father Frank Brennan, S.J., who is chairman of the Australian National Human Rights Consultation Committee and a law professor at Australian Catholic University, presented the inaugural lecture, "A Jesuit Perspective on Making Human Rights and Religion Friends, Not Foes", on September 13.[1]

An inaugural concert held on September 17, 2011, included a new composition based on Philippians 4:4-8, described as Quinn's favorite passage from the Bible: "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near."[1]

Quinn has stated that a priority is maintaining the price of higher education in order to keep pace with prevailing economic demographics in Northeast Pennsylvania.[1] He resides in Condron Hall, a University of Scranton dorm, joking with local media, "It’s partly selfish. You live with 20-year-olds, it keeps you younger."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hughes, Christopher J. (2011-09-13). "Few surprises for new University president". Go Lackawanna. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Hofius Hall, Sarah (2010-12-17). "New University of Scranton president ready to lead". Scranton Times. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hofius Hall, Sarah (2010-12-16). "University of Scranton names the Rev. Kevin Quinn as its 25th president". Scranton Times. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  4. 1 2 "Kevin P. Quinn S.J., Professor of Law and Executive Director, Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education, Santa Clara University". Santa Clara University. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., Executive Director, Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education, Professor, School of Law". Santa Clara University. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  6. ↑ Hofius Hall, Sarah (2011-09-17). "Quinn celebrated as 25th University of Scranton president". Scranton Times. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
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