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Warm greetings to the Nazareth community!

I am honored and excited to join the Nazareth community as the College’s 10th president! My family and I are thrilled to embrace Nazareth and Greater Rochester as our new home and are excited to get to know you and experience all that makes Nazareth a special place.

For many years, I have been inspired by what you are doing at Nazareth College. Through collegial conversations with President Braveman and others, I have admired and learned from Nazareth’s continual evolution. Nazareth is a dynamic mission-driven learning community – a community that cares so much about its mission and students that it persistently and carefully reaches, strengthens and progresses.

My long-held esteem for Nazareth has made it a special pleasure to learn more over the last several months. I found so much that resonates with my values and commitments and that the College community can be proud of:
  • Nazareth’s deep commitment to each student’s learning and thriving,
  • the quality and ingenuity of academic programs,
  • the excellence and value of each person’s contribution to the College’s strength,
  • the courage and conviction to include all and ensure belonging,
  • the living classroom, locally and around the world, and
  • the network of people who love and support the College.
I feel a strong connection with Nazareth’s founding commitments and vision, and with the ways Nazareth lives these principles today. After all, as I was reminded during my recent celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, being committed to one’s principles is not enough. We must live them. We must act on them. Nazareth models this. And so, I am excited about our opportunities for answering the challenges of today and tomorrow and helping to build a more just and positive future.

We live in a revolutionary time – a time that holds great risk and promise. What will we make of it? Our changing world needs Nazareth College – a learning community that continually attracts, inspires, educates, and emboldens individuals who are driven to make a positive difference in our world. Our students bring promise – let’s release it to the world!

Thank you for the care, thought and commitment you invested in the presidential search. I was moved by the many students, faculty, staff, alumni and trustees who engaged actively in the process. I love good questions – questions that reveal a new perspective or stimulate new thoughts – questions that are curious, courageous and from the heart. I am grateful for the many wonderful questions I received during my visit. You gave me insight into the cares and concerns of the Nazareth community. And your questions have inspired me – a learner at heart – to begin exploring how we can work together to discover the right answers for Nazareth. I look forward to continuing our conversations.

I am humbled to follow the strong leadership and legacy of President Braveman. I hold him in very high regard, and will work closely with him over the coming months to ensure a smooth transition. I am eager to begin thinking together about Nazareth’s future. In the meantime, I will proudly wear my purple and gold. And I will share – far and wide – the College’s wonderful past, present and future.

With gratitude,

Beth Paul