STRITCH NAMES NEW DEAN OF COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
posted March 29, 2011
Daniel J. Scholz, Ph.D., has been named the next dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Cardinal Stritch University.
Scholz joined Stritch’s Religious Studies faculty in 2004 and has been chair of the department since 2007. He also serves as president of faculty senate and council and executive director of the Saint Clare Center for Catholic Life, which provides education and formation to lay Catholics who seek to grow in faith and service. Scholz helped establish the center in 2007 to meet the need for lay ministry formation in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
He will formally begin as dean on July 1, succeeding Sister Mary Ann Polasek, OSF, Ph.D.
“The search committee did a wonderful job of discerning the very best candidate to meet the University’s needs,” said Dr. Tia Bojar, executive vice president of academic affairs and leader of the dean search committee. “I’m so pleased that someone as talented, experienced and committed to Stritch as Dan will guide the college in this leadership role for years to come.”
Scholz has more than 25 years of teaching experience at the high school, undergraduate and graduate levels. He began teaching theology at Pius XI High School, where he served as theology department chair for 10 years. He has also taught biblical studies at Saint Francis Seminary, and regularly teaches courses in religious studies at Stritch.
Under his leadership, the Saint Clare Center for Catholic Life has grown to serve nearly 200 students this year in certificate and master’s degree programs in lay ministry, and to offer numerous events and programs in English and Spanish that serve ministry professionals and lay volunteers, Catholic parishes and schools throughout the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, and many others.
In addition to his teaching and leadership expertise, Scholz is author of two books, “Jesus in the Gospels and Acts: Introduction to the New Testament” and “Paul: Authentic and Disputed Letters” (2012).
Scholz is an active member of the Catholic Biblical Society and the Society of Biblical Literature with research and publication mainly in the area of the New Testament. He gives presentations and lectures in biblical studies at regional and national professional conferences, and in parishes and schools throughout the Archdioceses of Milwaukee. He has also written weekly scripture columns for Liturgical Publications Inc. and Liturgical Training Publications.
He holds a Ph.D. in biblical theology from Marquette University, an M.A. in Christian theology from Mundelein College Chicago and a B.A. in psychology and comparative religions from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.