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Our President
Monsignor Stuart W. Swetland, S.T.D.
Monsignor Stuart W. Swetland, S.T.D., President
Catholic convert. Theologian and scholar. Navy veteran. Pittsburgh native. Former collegiate athlete (basketball point guard). Avid reader. Coffee drinker. There’s much more to President Monsignor Stuart Swetland than meets the eye.
As a student, Monsignor Swetland studied a broad range of disciplines, including physics, politics, economics, theology and philosophy. He received his undergraduate degree in physics from the United States Naval Academy, where he was first in his class. Awarded a Rhodes scholarship, he entered the Catholic Church while studying at Oxford and was ordained a priest in 1991.
Monsignor Swetland holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from Oxford University, a Master of Divinity and Master of Arts from Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology Licentiate from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. He was named a Prelate of Honor by St. John Paul II in 2000 and he has been awarded two honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters: one from Benedictine College and the other from Walsh University.
Monsignor Swetland learned about Donnelly College while serving as the Vice President for Catholic identity and Director of Pre-Theology at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg Maryland, where he also held the Archbishop Flynn Chair of Christian Ethics. He fell in love with Donnelly's mission and accepted the call to become its seventh president in 2014.
In addition to his role at Donnelly College, Monsignor Swetland is a Knight Commander for the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre and a fourth-degree Knight of Columbus. He was the Executive Secretary for the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars for twenty years and hosted a variety of television and radio shows presenting Catholic social teaching. He currently serves as pastor of Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic Church, and as chaplain to the local chapters of Legatus and the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre in Kansas City, KS.
"Welcome to Donnelly College —
Built upon the pillars of faith, wisdom and solidarity, Donnelly College embodies the Benedictine values of truth, excellence, community, diversity, inclusivity, justice and service. With liberal arts and sciences rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition, Donnelly College provides education that works and values that last.
Today, the College is recognized as an educational and social leader, largely through the witness of those who have pursued their education with Donnelly. As the student testimonials on our website show, Donnelly has played a major role in shaping the lives of its students and for many has been the catalyst to recognizing and fulfilling their potential and vocations.
In addition to our Catholic values, Donnelly College is committed to service and developing a community of learners. These values lead to student success and growth in their careers, minds and spirits. At Donnelly, we help students discover who they are and why they are. Our students are the dream makers; we are here to help them achieve their dreams.
I invite you to become a part of Donnelly — as a student, a volunteer, a supporter or an advocate.
Sincerely yours,
Msgr. Stuart W. Swetland, S.T.D.
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