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Dr. Marcheta Evans became the 12th president of St. ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ University on July 15, 2024. She has the distinction of being the institution’s first African American president.
Prior to her tenure at St. ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ University, she was Chancellor of Bloomfield College of Montclair State University, following the historic merger of Bloomfield College and Montclair State University, the first between a private and public higher education institution in New Jersey. Immediately prior, Dr. Evans served as Bloomfield’s 17th ´ºÓêÖ±²¥, and was both the first African-American and first female to lead the College in its greater than 150-year history.
She has served in transformational leadership roles in higher education for nearly 30 years at both public and private institutions, including provost and vice president for academic affairs at Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) — Catholic college in San Antonio, Texas — vice president for academic affairs, dean at OLLU, and associate dean and department chair at University of Texas at San Antonio.
Evans is also a past ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ and Fellow of the American Counseling Association, past ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ of the Association for Creativity in Counseling, and is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions. A small sampling of these recognitions includes the Outstanding Multicultural Leadership Award, Yellow Rose of Texas Lifetime Educator Award, and Counselors for Social Justice Ohana Award.
Evans has authored numerous articles and book chapters, focusing on issues of diversity, multiculturalism, women’s issues, and leadership. In her international work, Evans has traveled extensively, including a length of time in Malawi where she worked with educators and counselors on literacy initiatives sponsored by USAID.
Evans graduated from the University of Alabama with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Counselor Education and Supervision, specializing in Student Affairs, Administration in Higher Education, and Human Resource Management. Additionally, she has a Master of Arts degree in Education in Elementary Education from the University of Alabama-Birmingham, a Master of Arts degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Alabama.
