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Office of the President
Rowan University President Donald J. Farish is serving in his tenth year as chief executive of the fastest-growing higher education institution in the region. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Western Canada, Dr. Farish emigrated south as a young man. After earning his bachelor's degree in zoology from the University of British Columbia, he received a master's in entomology from North Carolina State University, a Ph.D. in biology from Harvard University and a law degree from the University of Missouri. Dr. Farish is a member of the Missouri Bar and an accomplished scientist in his own right. He has published six biology textbooks and authored or co-authored numerous articles on entomology and animal behavior. Prior to his appointment in 1998 as the sixth President of Rowan University, Dr. Farish served as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Sonoma State University in northern California. He previously served as dean of the School of Natural Sciences at Sonoma State. Since arriving at Rowan, Dr. Farish has led the University on an aggressive improvement plan, transforming a well-regarded regional institution into a world-class university with a national reputation for excellence and innovation. Phase One of that plan included an overhaul of university infrastructure and the construction of new academic facilities including Science Hall (fall 2003) and Education Hall (fall 2005). It also included the construction of a spectacular 113-unit on-campus townhouse complex to accommodate Rowan’s burgeoning student base (spring 2005). Further, his blueprint for the new millennium includes the construction of all-new athletic facilities, a state-of-the-art high technology park, academic buildings and residence halls on 600 acres in neighboring Mantua and Harrison townships, just one mile west of the 85-year old main campus in Glassboro. Off campus, Dr. Farish has strengthened relationships between the University and its surrounding communities. He works closely with Glassboro community leaders in planning the redevelopment of the municipality's downtown and improving its school system. Dr. Farish is a member of the New Jersey Presidents’ Council executive committee and is active with the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities and the Middle State Association of Colleges and Schools. He serves locally on the Board of Directors of the Rehabilitation Hospital of South Jersey, and the Advisory Board of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Farish and his wife, Maia - who serves in a volunteer capacity as liaison for University affairs - live in Woodbury, NJ.
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Rowan University President Donald J. Farish