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School of Engineering

Andres Leonardo Carrano, PhD joined as the Dean of the School of Engineering and Computing in 2020, after serving in administrative and endowed professorship positions at various institutions, including Auburn University and Rochester Institute of Technology.
Dr. Carrano earned a BS degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Universidad Catolica AndresBello (the oldest Jesuit university in Venezuela), a MSc from Johns Hopkins University, and a MS/PhD from North Carolina State University. He was appointed as research fellow at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, has served as a Fulbright specialist in Italy, and has held faculty appointments at universities in Japan and Turkey. A little-known fact about Dr. Carrano is that he is part of four consecutive generations of engineers in his family - and that three of those generations have been Jesuit educated.

 

Dolan School of Business

Zhan Li, DBA, former professor and dean of the School of Economics and Business Administration at St. Mary’s College of California, serves as the new dean of the Dolan School of Business and professor of marketing, following a national search.

During his tenure as dean at St. Mary’s, Dr. Li developed innovative and integrative curricula, student success, and career development programs that resulted in the highest enrollments and revenues in the college’s history at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Under his leadership student retention, graduation, and employment rates improved significantly. He also built strong connections within business and local communities that produced resources, internships, and jobs for students and the school.

Dr. Li received a DBA and an MBA from Boston University’s School of Management, and a BS in Industrial Engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology, China. Prior to becoming associate dean he was chair of USF School of Business and Management, a visiting professor at the University of California Berkeley, and a visiting professor of Marketing at Peking University. During his time at the USF School of Business and Management he received five Outstanding Research Awards, two Outstanding Teaching Awards, and the Outstanding Service Award.

Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies

Following a national search, Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ University has appointed Patricia Simino Boyce, PhD, RN, as the next dean of the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing & Health Studies, effective July 1, 2025.

Dr. Boyce brings extensive experience in healthcare leadership and higher education. Most recently, she has served as university dean for Health and Human Services at the City University of New York (CUNY), overseeing more than 350 undergraduate and graduate health and human services programs across 25 campuses. Under her leadership, CUNY expanded clinical training opportunities, built strong industry partnerships, and advanced innovative academic offerings. Dr. Boyce’s commitment to health equity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and student success aligns closely with Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾’s mission and values.

In addition to her administrative leadership at CUNY, Dr. Boyce has a strong background in teaching and academic program development. She served as an adjunct assistant professor at Pace University, teaching graduate courses in healthcare leadership and nursing education. At New York University’s College of Nursing, she was the program director for Nursing Administration and Health Management joint degree programs, overseeing curriculum design, academic advisement, and practicum assignments for graduate students.

College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Greenwald serves as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ University. Prior to joining Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ on July 1, 2017, he served as the dean of the School of Humanities & Social Sciences at Brooklyn College CUNY.

Dr. Greenwald has a strong background in liberal arts education, having served in both public and private institutions. Before serving as dean at Brooklyn College, he was the executive dean at St. Joseph’s College in New York, and the chair and founding director of the Business Studies Program, dean of Graduate Education, and director of University Partnerships at Drew University, among many other appointments. He has been a teacher of history, business and sociology since 1995, and received his PhD in American History from New York University.

Named by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the leading “higher-education thought leaders,” Dr. Greenwald’s extensive scholarship and writings have been published in major national outlets including Inside Higher Education, the Wall Street Journal, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Boston Globe, and New York Daily News, among others.

Library and University Librarian

Christina S. McGowan was appointed to lead the operations of Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ University’s DiMenna-Nyselius Library as dean of the library and University librarian in January 2020.

McGowan was named interim University librarian in June 2019, and previously served as assistant University librarian for Reference and Circulation Services from 2011 until May 2019, as head reference librarian from 2003 until 2011, and as senior reference librarian. Her accomplishments include providing leadership in the development and implementation of reference and circulation services, and leading and managing all aspects of the Reference Department with functional supervision of Reference Services, Information Literacy, and Outreach.

As assistant University librarian, McGowan participated in initiatives such as NEASC accreditation and the President’s Institutional Diversity Council. McGowan has supported and advanced the mission of Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ University as a cura personalis mentor, as a mentor for the Service for Justice Residential College, and as personal librarian for first-year students.

She earned her MS in library and information science from Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information, and her BA in history from Mount Holyoke College.