2011 Baseball - Creighton University Bluejays

Records and History 2010 in Review Opponents Meet the Players Meet the Staff Creighton BaseballThis is Creighton96Creighton BluejaysPresident Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J.Under the leadership of Creighton Presidentthe Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J., Creighton Universityis nationally recognized as a premier university inthe Midwest and is experiencing a new era ofgrowth.Fr. Schlegel became Creighton University’s23rd president in August 2000, following nineyears as president of the University of SanFrancisco.Through his vision, the University is engagedin its most ambitious campus expansion effortin its more than 130-year history. Creighton isbecoming a national model showcasing a dynamicfaith-based living and learning community in a21st century urban environment.In 2005, Fr. Schlegel announced Willing ToLe a d: Th e Ca m p a i g n Fo r Cr e i g ht o n Un i v e r s it y– an ambitious $350 million campaign designedto secure Creighton’s place as one of the finestJesuit, Catholic universities in the United States.Since he arrived, the University has addedmore than 40 acres to its campus and investedmore than $250 million in new construction,renovation and campus improvement. Alreadyrecognized as a leader in science education, theUniversity has renovated many of its sciencerelatedfacilities and is home to the new stateof-the-artHixson-Lied Science Building. Thisintegrated science center and the CreightonUniversity Medical Center provide a nationalmodel for interdisciplinary health sciences educationand research.Creighton’s expanding campus offers a welcomingenvironment for all students. In the fall of2006, Creighton opened Opus Hall, one of twonew resident town homes offering apartmentliving for junior and seniors. Creighton openedthe Mike and Josie Harper Center for StudentLife and Learning in the fall of 2008. This uniquefacility serves as a dramatic “front door” to theUniversity, consolidating traditional student supportservices into one student-friendly location.Add to that Michael G. Morrison, S.J., Stadium,which is among the premier college campussoccer facilities in the nation, and the Wayneand Eileen Ryan Athletic Center and D.J. SokolArena, one of the finest women’s athletics facilitiesin the nation.Prior to his service at the University of SanFrancisco, Fr. Schlegel was Creighton University’sassistant academic vice president (1978-82), academicdean of Rockhurst College (1982-84),dean of arts and sciences at Marquette University(1984-88), and executive and academic vicepresident at John Carroll University (1988-91).Fr. Schlegel, a native of Dubuque, Iowa,entered the Society of Jesus in 1963 and wasordained in 1973. He holds B.A. and M.A.degrees from Saint Louis University; a B.D.honors degree in theology from the Universityof London; and a doctorate in international relationsfrom Oxford University.He is a member of numerous international,national and local boards of directors, executivecommittees and associations. Fr. Schlegelis a past member of the board of trustees ofChicago’s Loyola University, Xavier University,Loyola University New Orleans, Saint LouisUniversity and Loyola College in Maryland. Fr.Schlegel also is a director of the AmericanInternational School of Hong Kong.In Omaha, he has served on several boardsincluding Creighton University Medical Center,Creighton Preparatory School, DuchesneAcademy and Opera Omaha. He is a memberof the board of directors of the Greater OmahaChamber of Commerce, Joslyn Art Museum andMid-America Council, Boy Scouts of America.In 2007, he became a Distinguished Eagle Scout.He is also a member of the US STRATCOMConsultation Committee.He has held numerous board positions withan array of organizations including St. Mary’sMedical Center Foundation, Il Cenacolo, Coro,World Affairs Council of Northern California, theAssociation of Catholic Colleges and Universities,the National Association of Independent Collegesand Universities, where he serves on the executivecommittee and chairs the public policy committee,and Heythrop College at the Universityof London.Fr. Schlegel also has served on accreditationsite visits for the North Central Association,and was a consultant to the Organization forEconomic Development and Cooperation basedin Paris.In 2004 the Woodmen of the World LifeInsurance Society Lodge 1 in Omaha presentedhim with the Honored Citizen Award for hisoutstanding leadership of Creighton University.For his promotion of understanding and respectamong all races, religions and cultures, Fr.Schlegel received the Otto Swanson Spirit ofService Award from the National Conferencefor Community and Justice in May 2003. He wasinducted as the Omaha Press Club’s 114th “Faceon the Barroom Floor” in 2007. In 2008, hereceived the Tim Rouse Advocate for Womenin Leadership Award and was honored by theNebraska Unicameral for his commitment todiversity.He enjoys opera, classical music, gourmetcooking, racquet sports and the outdoors.Fr. John P. Schlegel, S.J., became Creighton’s 23rd president in August 2000.