This is great news for all things Providence College Athletics. Father Shanley has really been a driving force behind increasing PC’s competition on the athletic fields while also helping to expand the applicant pool that would be interested in Providence College. “Fr. Shanley’s vision for Providence College has been outstanding,” said Providence College Board of Trustees Chair John Killian.  “He was the driving force behind our terrific, new Ruane Center for the Humanities as well as AACSB accreditation for our School of Business.  He also had the keen sense to help us navigate through a very turbulent period in college athletics, and was instrumental in both the design and formation of the new BIG EAST CONFERENCE.  I know I speak for the entire Board of Trustees in congratulating him on this new term,” Killian said.

This is no small thing. Shanley is now one of the top President’s when it comes to all things BIG EAST and/or Fox Sports 1 related. He has seen the expansion of the PC campus and the academic and athletic facilities necessary to make PC competitive in the private school marketplace.

“I am both appreciative and humbled by the Corporation’s and the Trustees’ continued faith and confidence,” said Fr. Shanley.  “It is truly a privilege to lead this great institution.  I am grateful to God for the opportunity to do so and for the many blessings He has bestowed on me during my tenure as president.  There is always room for growth and improvement, but I believe Providence College is making clear, strong and aggressive strides in the right direction, and that we are poised for continued success,” Fr. Shanley said.

Among his accomplishments during his tenure as president, Fr. Shanley:

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