Stacy Volnick

Stacy Volnick
Volnick in 2024
President of Florida Atlantic University
Interim
In office
January 1, 2023 – March 10, 2025
Preceded byJohn W. Kelly
Succeeded byAdam Hasner
Personal details
Born1963 or 1964 (age 61–62)[1]
EducationFlorida Atlantic University (BA, MA, PhD)

Stacy Ann Volnick[2] is an American academic administrator who served as the interim president of Florida Atlantic University from 2023 to 2025.

Life

According to Volnick, she moved from Poughkeepsie, New York to South Florida at nine years old and grew up near the campus of Florida Atlantic University (FAU).[3] She completed a bachelor's degree in communications and a master's degree in educational leadership at the FAU.[4] She completed a Ph.D. at FAU in 2022.[2][5] Her dissertation was titled, Women University Presidents Who Break Through the Glass Ceiling: At What Price?.[6]

Volnick joined the FAU faculty in 1991.[4] In 2013, she became vice president for administrative affairs and chief administrative officer.[7] In August 2022, Volnick was promoted to chief operating officer and vice president of administrative affairs.[4][6] On September 19, 2022, the FAU board of trustees selected Volnick as the interim president.[8] Her selection as confirmed by the Florida Board of Governors on November 9, 2022.[8] She assumed the role on January 1, 2023, succeeding John W. Kelly.[4] In November 2023, her term as interim president was extended to the end of the 2024 calendar year.[1] In February 2025, it was announced that Adam Hasner had been voted the next president of FAU and that Volnick would continue as interim president until his first day in office.[9] He officially took office and replaced Volnick on March 10, 2025.[10] Volnick continued to serve as an administrator at FAU. As of October 2025, she was the school's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Cone, Allen (14 November 2023). "FAU extends interim president Stacy Volnick's term through next year". WPTV. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Florida Atlantic University Commencement" (PDF). Florida Atlantic University. December 15, 2022. p. 28. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ^ Volnick, Stacy (Spring 2023). "PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE". Florida Atlantic University Magazine. No. 3. Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Burke, Peter (2022-09-20). "Stacy Volnick named interim president of Florida Atlantic University". WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  5. ^ "Meet the Vice President". www.fau.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  6. ^ a b Volnick, Stacy (October 28, 2022). "CV" (PDF). State University System of Florida. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  7. ^ "Stacy Volnick Selected to Lead Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton". Women In Academia Report. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  8. ^ a b "Office of the President". Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  9. ^ Cook, Michael (February 10, 2025). "BOT names Adam Hasner as the university's next president". FAU University Press. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  10. ^ Reicher, Tzali (March 19, 2025). "New Florida Atlantic University President Inaugurates Office With Mezuzah". Chabad.org. Retrieved 27 January 2026. Hasner... officially took office on March 10.
  11. ^ Cook, Michael (October 7, 2025). "Owl Village: FAU BOT proposes plan for multi-development on Boca campus". FAU University Press. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
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