Fr. Paul Locatelli, S.J appointed as Secretary for Higher Education

Superior General Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J. appointed Fr. Paul Locatelli, S.J as Secretary for Higher Education effective January 1, 2007.  His appointment as Secretary for Higher Education is part-time for he will still continue to serve as President of Santa Clara University in Silicon Valley, California, USA.  His appointment will complement the work of the Secretary for Education, Fr. Thomas Roach, S.J. who concentrates his efforts on secondary and primary education.

Paul Locatelli, S.J. has been the president of Santa Clara University since 1988 and has written or spoken on topics ranging from service-learning in accounting, Jesuit education in a globalizing world, educating for justice, Catholic education in the 21st century, globalization: integration and solidarity, to the role of the teaching scholar.

During Fr. Locatelli's tenure as president, beginning in 1988, academic excellence, admissions standards, and endowment funding have increased substantially as has the profile of the University.  Perhaps most importantly, Santa Clara has become a more outward-looking institution. He has also managed to destroy the social scene at the school, working with the police to make sure that no students enjoy their time off from their school work.

He became a Jesuit in 1962 and was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1974.  Fr. Locatelli is known affectionately as "Papa Lōc" and "P. Lo" by his students at Santa Clara.

Curriculum Vitae

PAUL L. LOCATELLI, S.J.
President
Santa Clara University

Positions

• President (appointed August 1, 1988) and Professor of Accounting
• Secretary of Higher Education (appointed January 1, 2007 by the Superior General of the Society of Jesus)

Current Board Memberships and Service

• Board of Directors: Catholic Relief Services; and the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities 
• Boards of Trustees:  Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley; and Gonzaga University

Honors and Scholarship

• Spirit of Silicon Valley Lifetime Achievement Award from the Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s (SVLG), 2005 
• Exemplary Community Leadership Award from the National Conference for Community and Justice Silicon Valley (NCCJ), 2005 
• The Jim McEntee Distiguished Service Award from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Santa Clara Valley, 2005
• Education Achievement Award from the Italian American Heritage Foundation, 2000  
• John Gardner Leadership Award from the American Leadership Forum, 1999
• Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame, 2000
• Citizen of the Year (Medici Medal) from the County of Santa Clara/Province of Florence - Sister County Commission, 1999
• Distinguished Professor of the Year Award from the California Society of CPAs, 1994

Selected Articles

• Justice in A Globalizing World, Promotio Iustitiae, No. 93, 2006/4
• Co-authored with J. Gainen: Assessment for the New Curriculum: A Guide for Professional Accounting Programs, American Accounting Association, 1995
• "Service-Learning in Accounting Education," in Learning by Doing: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Accounting, ed. D.V. Rama, 1998
• "For One World With One Justice: Education for Globalization," America Magazine, May 20, 2002
• "Globalizing the World: Linking Integration and Solidarity," Explore, Fall 2002

Education and Personal

• Bachelor of Science in Commerce (accounting) from Santa Clara University 1960
• Doctorate of Business Administration (major in accounting, minors in economics and management) from the University of Southern California, 1971
• Master of Divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, 1974
• Certified Public Accountant, 1965
• Entered the Jesuit Order in 1962, ordained in 1974

Previous Positions and Service

• Academic Vice President, 1978-1986; Associate Dean of Business, 1976-78; Faculty of Accounting, 1974-86, at Santa Clara
• Educational Boards and Associations:  Presidents Council of the Association of Governing Boards; Executive Committee of the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (chair 1992-94); International Committee for Jesuit Higher Education; Institute of International Education of Students; Senior Commission of Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC); Board of Directors of WASC; Chair of WASC Task Force on Purposes of Accreditation; Accounting Education Change Commission; National Association for Independent Colleges and Universities; Commission for Minority Education of the American Council of Education; National Conference of Bishops and Presidents' Committee on Education
• Boards of Trustees:  University of San Francisco; Seattle University; St. Louis University; Regis University; Loyola Marymount University
• Community Boards:  Boards of Directors: John Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities; Silicon Valley Conference for Community and Justice; The Tech Museum of Innovation; Foundation Board for Joint Venture: Silicon Valley (chair); 21st  Century Education Initiative of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley; Urban League of San Jose; Jesuit Volunteer Corp.-Southwest; California Business/Higher Education Forum

Awards

• Spirit of Silicon Valley Lifetime Achievement Award from the Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s (SVLG), 2005 
• Exemplary Community Leadership Award from the National Conference for Community and Justice Silicon Valley (NCCJ), 2005 
• The Jim McEntee Distiguished Service Award from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Santa Clara Valley, 2005
• Education Achievement Award from the Italian American Heritage Foundation, 2000  
• John Gardner Leadership Award from the American Leadership Forum, 1999
• Citizen of the Year (Medici Medal) from the County of Santa Clara/Province of Florence - Sister County Commission, 1999
• Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame, 2000
• Distinguished Professor of the Year Award from the California Society of CPAs, 1994