Building Tomorrow’s Leaders

Thought Leadership from President Anne Prisco

Spring is always an exciting time because it enables us to celebrate our students as they transition into alumni at commencement. But the process of producing tomorrow’s leaders begins with careful and intentional planning.

For example, this Fall we will launch a new core curriculum that is truly unique in its flexibility and responsiveness to students’ needs.  The new core features four tiers: Foundations, Breadth, Integration, and a Capstone, enabling students to build a core based on their passions and their intellectual curiosity.  
Within the scope of the core, we have created a plan called BLUEprint, designed to enhance retention and keep students on track so they’ll graduate on time. I would like to thank the faculty and staff who worked so diligently on this new core curriculum and BLUEprint–which are as visionary as they are thoughtfully crafted for the benefit of our students. 

This type of innovation enables our students to grow into leadership roles in local businesses, schools, healthcare facilities, and more, and to follow their own career paths as entrepreneurs.   
As you will see from just some of the stories of our alumni business owners, their impact is pervasive in the communities they serve. These impressive outcomes speak to our philosophy of preparing our students not only for today’s workforce but also for employment opportunities that have not yet been created. In short, our goal is to prepare our students for life. 

Holy Family is distinctly positioned as an anchor institution in Northeast Philadelphia and Bucks County – a regional comprehensive university producing a talented, well-trained workforce where students and graduates bring their knowledge back into their communities and advance to productive and meaningful careers throughout Northeast Philadelphia, Bucks County, and beyond. 

As our students develop their skills in the classroom, they are also educated by their internships and mentorships in building the workforce skills that prepare them for their careers. As alumni who have been where our current students are today, we look to you to contribute your time and talent – as mentors, employers, and volunteers willing to share your experiences with the next generation of leaders.

I am immensely proud of our alumni and the leadership they bring to their chosen fields.  You serve as vital role models for the next generation and exemplify the mission of Holy Family University in all that you do.

Onward & upward together in faith & family,  

Anne Prisco, Ph.D.  
President