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The Board of Trustees at Mount Marty University has launched a search for the university’s 12^th president. Located in Yankton, South Dakota, Mount Marty University is a Catholic, Benedictine coeducational institution of higher learning committed to developing the whole person through faith-based learning that blends liberal arts values with career preparation. The university seeks an accessible, visible leader who embodies its core values of awareness of God, community, hospitality, and life-long learning. The new president will have the opportunity to sustain MMU’s momentum and further advance the impact of the state’s only Catholic university.

Mount Marty serves 970 degree-seeking students across its three campuses located in Yankton, Watertown, and Sioux Falls. As a community of learners in the Benedictine tradition, Mount Marty emphasizes the development of complete human beings with intellectual competence, professional skills, and strong moral, spiritual, and social values. The university offers over 20 undergraduate majors and multiple graduate degrees and Post-Master’s Certificates including a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice degree, the oldest nurse anesthesia degree program in the nation, and a post-master’s in endocrinology in its nurse practitioner program, one of only two offered in the United States. Mount Marty employs a total of 210 faculty and staff members across its operations, including 49 full-time faculty.

The new president will benefit from the transformative era of growth and innovation led by Dr. Marcus Long, the longest-serving lay president in MMU’s storied 89-year history, and the support of a well-qualified and collaborative leadership team whose members bring diverse expertise and shared commitment to Mount Marty’s Benedictine mission. Mount Marty is governed by a Board of Trustees with the Benedictine Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery serving as its sponsoring agent, ensuring its continued commitment to its founding values while pursuing academic excellence and institutional advancement.

Mount Marty seeks a committed, practicing Catholic with a proven track record of leadership at the senior level, with experience in higher education preferred. The successful candidate will embrace, advance, and model Benedictine values and will ensure that Mount Marty continues to be an intimate, purpose-driven community that is committed to students’ growth in knowledge and character. The new president will have an innovative mindset and will establish an active and visible presence in Yankton and the broader region while building community on and off campus and articulating an exciting vision of the university’s future.

The Mount Marty University Presidential Search Committee is being assisted by Academic Search. Applications, nominations, and expressions of interest may be submitted in confidence to MMUPresident@academicsearch.org. When submitting a nomination, please include the nominee’s name, position, employer, and email address.

Applications must include a curriculum vitae and a thoughtful letter of interest addressing, as appropriate, the key responsibilities outlined in the search profile. For full consideration, applications must be received by August 11, 2025. Confidential conversations about this opportunity may be arranged by contacting Maya Ranchod Kirkhope or Stuart Dorsey.

Mount Marty University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, termination, promotions, or any other condition of employment or career development.