CENTER
VALLEY, Pa., May 3, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- A transformative gift from Kathleen Waterbury
and J.B. Reilly is paving the way
for a new era of education at DeSales
University.
The gift, the largest in the University's history, will help to
establish the new Kathleen Waterbury
and J.B. Reilly School of Business, slated to open in the upcoming
2024-2025 academic year.
"As parents, we know that education has the power to change
lives and communities," the couple says. "And as longtime members
of the DeSales community, we know how important this University is
to higher education in the Lehigh
Valley and beyond. We are proud and excited to lay the
foundation for the Reilly School of Business and to empower the
next generation of business leaders to inspire innovation, promote
ethical leadership, and advance corporate-community
relationships."
Kathleen is a current member of the University's Board of
Trustees, a position she has held since 2020. Her husband
previously served as a Board member from 2002 to 2012. J.B. is also
president and cofounder of City Center Group, a real estate
development and management company based in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The Reilly School of Business is part of a larger transition of
DeSales' academic structure from divisions to a four-college/school
model. Under this new model, the University will also launch:
- A College of Arts, Education, and Humanities, which will
comprise a School of Education and a School of Performing
Arts.
- A College of Sciences.
- A College of Healthcare Professions with a designated School of
Nursing.
The change is a result of the University's 2022-2025 Strategic
Plan, Connecting to Our Future, which outlines avenues for
future growth, advancing academic excellence, enhancing the student
experience, and developing new external partnerships.
DeSales University, in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, is a Catholic,
private, coeducational, four-year liberal arts university.
Founded by the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales in 1965, the
550-acre suburban campus is located about 50 miles north of
Philadelphia and 90 miles
southwest of New York City.
A total enrollment of nearly 3,000 includes undergraduate day,
evening, and graduate students. DeSales has approximately 130
full-time faculty members and offers more than 50 bachelor's
degrees and 14 graduate programs in a wide range of
disciplines.
Media Contact: Janelle Hill,
janelle.hill@desales.edu
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