Presidential Investiture
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On Monday, November 4, 2024, the University welcomed members from the University community and beyond for Mass and the Investiture Ceremony for the 22nd president of Seton Hall University, Monsignor Joseph Reilly, S.T.L., Ph.D.
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As Seton Hall prepares to officially welcome Monsignor Joseph Reilly, S.T.L., Ph.D., as its 22nd president on Monday, November 4, 2024, the University community is invited to help celebrate Seton Hall’s exciting new chapter. Monsignor Reilly, who has served the University in various capacities since his arrival as a student in 1979, brings a deep sense of humility and service to the presidency, inspired by the example of Jesus Christ.
Throughout his time at Seton Hall, he has emphasized the importance of fostering hope and faith in an environment of increasing academic excellence. His vision for the University is built on the idea that Seton Hall is more than any one individual — it is a community of students, faculty and staff members, alumni, priests and friends all working together to foster Great Minds and nurture servant leaders.
With the help of God’s grace, Monsignor Reilly is committed to advancing an environment where people are respected, encouraged to share their gifts, and led to discern how those gifts can serve the greater good. He believes the University’s success lies in its identity as a welcoming Catholic institution that provides hardworking students with transformative educational experiences that lead to a lifetime of fulfillment.
Under Monsignor Reilly’s leadership, Seton Hall will continue to rise, guided by a shared mission to serve God, each other and the world. His investiture will launch a new era of Setonian achievement built on a foundation of hope, faith, service and excellence.
What is an Investiture?
An investiture is defined as the "formal ceremony of conferring the authority and symbols of high office," traditionally held during the new president’s first year in office, or at the conclusion of the first year.
Today, universities view investitures as opportunities to welcome a new era and celebrate as a community. Join us in celebrating the road ahead.
About Seton Hall
One of the country's leading Catholic universities, Seton Hall has been showing the
world what great minds can do since 1856. Home to nearly 10,000 undergraduate and
graduate students and offering more than 90 rigorous academic programs, Seton Hall's
academic excellence has been singled out for distinction by The Princeton Review,
U.S. News & World Report and Bloomberg Businessweek.
Seton Hall embraces students of all religions and prepares them to be exemplary servant leaders and global citizens. In recent years, the University has achieved extraordinary success. Since 2009, it has seen record-breaking undergraduate enrollment growth and a more than 110-point increase in the average SAT scores of incoming freshmen. Seton Hall students and alumni have received more than 30 Fulbright Scholarships as well as other prestigious academic honors, including Boren Awards, Pickering Fellowships, Udall Scholarships and a Rhodes Scholarship. The University is also proud to be among the most diverse national Catholic universities in the country.