Feature Article
“God blessed us the day He sent Sister Peg our
way,”said Margaret Scholz Noe ’75, who led the
presidential search committee last spring and is
the chairperson of the Siena Heights Board of
Trustees. “She has already demonstrated her passion for the Siena community. True to her word she
brings all the experience and skill necessary to take
us into the 21st century embracing our mission
with clarity of vision.”
“The future of Siena Heights
University will be built upon
quality academic programs with
an ethical component that calls
our students to responsible citizenship,” Peg said in her inaugural
address.“This is our mission, this
is what distinguishes us, this
is Siena Heights University!”
Sister Peg was announced as the 10th President
of Siena Heights University in April, started her
duties July 1, and was installed Nov. 3.
“I think it’s good to have an Adrian Dominican
Sister at the helm of our own institution when at
all possible,”Sister Peg said. “That being said, you
also have to have the professional qualifications to
do it. You wouldn’t just put a Sister in charge just
because she is a Sister. Our Adrian Dominican
Congregation has had the foresight to prepare
Sisters educationally and experientially to serve
institutions in leadership positions.”
Remaining true to her Dominican nature and
relying on her experience at Barry, she believes in
collaboration in the decision-making process.
“My preferred style of leadership is collaboration,”Sister Peg said. “But also as president there
are times when you just need to go ahead and make
a decision based on the best information you can
gather from faculty, staff, students and raw data.
It’s my hope that people will trust me once they
have the opportunity to get to know me. People
have to trust that I have done as much homework
as I can do with my team and that we are making
the right decisions for our future.”
Starting at Siena
Sister Peg hit the ground running at Siena. She
reformed the way the administration operates,
establishing an Executive Council of the Administration (ECA). And thanks to the financia