Br. Donald Stabrowski will serve for the Holy Cross Province of Priests and Brothers starting Sept. 1
Br. Donald Stabrowski is honored at the opening convocation for his decades of service to UP. Tom Greene will take over for Stabrowski as interim provost. (Jackie Jeffers | The Beacon)
By Amanda Blas, Staff Writer blas13@up.edu
After serving as provost for the University of Portland for the last 16 years, Br. Donald Stabrowski is leaving the Bluff to serve as third assistant provincial and secretary for the Congregation of Holy Cross's United States Province of Priests and Brothers in South Bend, Ind. Stabrowski's last day at UP will be Sept. 1.
University President Fr. Bill Beauchamp pointed out Stabrowski's committed role at the University at the opening faculty and staff convocation on Tuesday.
"His 16 years as the academic vice president provost is, for anyone who's keeping track, the longest anyone has served as the chief academic officer at the University of Portland," Beauchamp said.
Stabrowski will take on a planning and administrative role for the United State's Province of Priest and Brothers.
In addition to serving as UP's academic provost, Stabrowski has worked as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, a history and political science professor and briefly as acting president of the university. Altogether, Stabrowski has served the University of Portland for 24 years.
"Almost half of Br. Donald's religious life has been served at the University of Portland," Fr. Beauchamp said.
Stabrowski said he isn't worried about leaving his job as provost.
"It's in good hands," he said. "We have wonderful people that are doing the jobs. I wouldn't have left otherwise."
For the 2012-2013 academic year, Thomas Greene has been moved up to the interim position while the university searches for the next provost.
Greene has been involved with the university since 1983, and previously served as the associate provost and dean of the graduate school.
(Jackie Jeffers | The Beacon)
