Richard Paul Senese is an American psychologist, academic administrator, and former politician serving as the president of Capella University since 2016. He was chair of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party from 1997 to 1999.
Richard Senese | |
|---|---|
| President of Capella University | |
| Assumed office November 2016 | |
| Chair of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | |
| In office 1997–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Andrew |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Samargia |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
Life
editSenese is from Iron Range Township, Itasca County, Minnesota.[1] He completed a Ph.D. in the counseling and student personnel psychology program at the University of Minnesota.[2] His November 1997 dissertation was titled, An analogue approach to understanding the impact of spontaneous metaphors.[3] John L. Romano was his advisor.[3]
Senese was a campaign and staff aid to U.S. senator Paul Wellstone.[1] He worked as a psychology instructor at St. Olaf College.[1] In 1997, Senese succeeded Mark Andrew as chair of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party.[1] In March 1999, he announced that he would not seek reelection.[4]
Senese was a faculty member at Metropolitan State University and College of St. Scholastica.[5] For 13 years, he worked in administration at the University of Minnesota Extension as its founding associate dean for the center for community vitality and later the Extension's senior associate dean.[5][2] He was the associate dean of the Capella University's Harold Abel School of Psychology.[2] In 2014, he became Capella University's vice president of academic affairs and chief academic officer.[5] In 2016, he served as interim president for ten months.[5] He was named president in November 2016.[5]
Senese is gay and an advocate for the LGBTQ community.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Smith, Dane (1997-01-26). "Dick Senese chosen as DFL Party chair". Star Tribune. p. 27. Retrieved 2023-03-07 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Mission & Leadership - Capella University". www.capella.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ a b Senese, Richard Paul (1997). An analogue approach to understanding the impact of spontaneous metaphors (Ph.D. thesis). University of Minnesota. OCLC 1013921113.
- ^ Smith, Dane (1999-03-05). "DFL chair Senese announces that he won't seek reelection". Star Tribune. p. 24. Retrieved 2023-03-07 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Capella University Names Richard Senese Its New President". Twin Cities Business. 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ Senese, Richard (2022-11-02). "Supporting LGBTQ+ Students as they Work to Achieve Professional and Economic Mobility". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ Senese, Dick. "Paying It Forward". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 2024-06-29.