Mordechai Rozanski (born 1946) served as
Rider University
Rider University is a private university in Lawrence Township, New Jersey. It consists of four academic units: the Norm Brodsky College of Business, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Human Services, and West ...
’s sixth president from August 1, 2003, until he retired on July 31, 2015. Previously, he had served as president of the
University of Guelph
, mottoeng = "to learn the reasons of realities"
, established = May 8, 1964 ()As constituents: OAC: (1874) Macdonald Institute: (1903) OVC: (1922)
, type = Public university
, chancellor ...
in Ontario Canada for ten years. Overall, he served as a faculty member and administrator for 47 years in higher education.
Biography
During his term, Rider University ranked in the top-tier among northern regional universities according to the ''
U.S. News & World Report'' annual rankings.
During Rozanski’s presidency, Rider University introduced fourteen new undergraduate and seven graduate degrees that helped grow overall enrollment by 8%. His commitment to online learning led to the development of more than 170 online courses and degree programs enrolling more than 2,400 students annually. These included an online masters in accounting and undergraduate degrees in business and nursing.
In 2007, under Rozanski’s leadership, the Westminster College of the Arts was established as Rider’s fourth college. It integrated Westminster Choir College’s world-class music program in Princeton with the fine arts programs in dance, music, theater and art in Lawrenceville.
During his 12-year term, Rozanski raised and invested more than $150 million for institutional development.
Rozanski considers his greatest legacy to be the more than 45,000 students who graduated during his 22 years as a university president, 13,000 at Rider alone. And he shook the hands of most of the graduates.
Rozanski held the rank of professor and taught Chinese and Asian history at several universities and colleges.
Rozanski Hall, a new classroom complex, was named in his honor shortly after his departure from the
University of Guelph
, mottoeng = "to learn the reasons of realities"
, established = May 8, 1964 ()As constituents: OAC: (1874) Macdonald Institute: (1903) OVC: (1922)
, type = Public university
, chancellor ...
.
He currently serves on the board of the Starfall Foundation and is a consultant to the Danaher-Lynch Foundation.
Born in Poland, the son of
Holocaust
The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; ...
survivors, Rozanski's family fled to Israel, lived in France and immigrated to Montreal in 1953. He was the first in his family to complete high school and went on to study at
McGill University
McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous ...
in Montreal, earning a B.A. in Chinese history and a Ph.D. in Chinese history/American East Asian relations at the
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...
in 1974. He variously held summer fellowships at
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
and
Stanford University and a year-long fellowship in Chinese language studies and research in Hong Kong.
Rozanski received American citizenship on January 19, 2008, making him a dual citizen of both Canada and the United States of America.
He and his wife Bonnie now reside in Philadelphia.
References
External links
Dr. Mordechai Rozanski's inaugural address at Rider University
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1946 births
Living people
20th-century Polish Jews
21st-century Polish Jews
Heads of universities and colleges in the United States
Fairleigh Dickinson University faculty
Presidents of the University of Guelph
Polish emigrants to Canada