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Saint Xavier University
Before joining Loyola in 2007, Provost Wiseman served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at Creighton University, and as an administrator and Law Professor at Marquette University. At Creighton, she led strategic planning and the university's re-accreditation efforts, as well as interdisciplinary initiatives to foster collaboration between the health sciences and other disciplines. She also supervised Enrollment Management, the Registrar's Office, Student Retention, the Office of International Programs, the university library, federally-funded TRIO programs, and a $2 million Lilly grant which supports Creighton's Cardoner Program. During her tenure at Marquette, she was the first woman to rise through the academic ranks to senior administrative leadership, having served as Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the law school, and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for the university. Before commencing her academic career, Provost Wiseman served as an Assistant Wisconsin Attorney General with the Criminal Appeals Division and a law clerk for the United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Provost Wiseman also has been active with many professional and public service agencies. She was a member of the Wisconsin Task Force on Equal Justice, the Board of Attorneys’ Professional Responsibility and the Board of Bar Examiners. She also has been a member of the Wisconsin State Elections Board and the Board of the Federal Defender Services of Eastern Wisconsin, Inc., and she has served on the high school boards of St. Mary’s Academy (Milwaukee), St. Joan Antida High School (Milwaukee) and Marian High School (Omaha), as well as the Board of the Women’s Fund of Greater Omaha. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees of St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and is Chair of its Academic Affairs Committee. Throughout her career, Provost Wiseman has been recognized and honored for her contributions and her service. In 1989, Provost Wiseman received the Wisconsin Civil Liberties Union Volunteer Attorney of the Year Award for her seven-year pro bono representation of Texas death row inmate Billy Conn Gardner, and in 1991, she received the Marquette University Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence. She also was recognized in 2000 as a “Woman of Influence” by the Wisconsin Business Journal. Prior to leaving Marquette University in May 2002, Provost Wiseman received the Spirit of the Law School Award for serving as a role model for a generation of Marquette lawyers, and in April 2003, she was named Marquette University Law Alumna of the Year. In 2006, she was nominated for the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award sponsored by the American Bar Association. The Christine M. Wiseman, J.D. Scholarship for Disadvantaged Women at Creighton University is named for her. Provost Wiseman remains Associate Editor of the International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology and is co-author of Wisconsin Practice: Criminal Practice & Procedure (West 2008, 2d Ed.) and Punitive Damages: Law and Practice (West 2000). Her articles have appeared in the Ohio State Law Journal, the St. Louis University Law Journal, the Marquette Law Review and elsewhere. She is a frequent keynote speaker, panelist and moderator on higher education, law and gender equality topics. Provost Wiseman’s extensive experiences as a university administrator, her involvement with external constituencies, and her superior credentials make her a perfect choice to be the next president of Saint Xavier. The board is confident Provost Wiseman will ensure that the University's most important resources -- its faculty, staff, students and programs -- are marshaled to facilitate the economic engagement and prosperity of the community. We look forward to her leadership of Saint Xavier following the successful six-year tenure of Dr. Judith A. Dwyer. “I am honored to be selected by the board of trustees as the next president of Saint Xavier University,” said Provost Wiseman. “Saint Xavier is recognized as a leading Catholic institution that has been prominent in Chicago for more than 160 years. I look forward to building on its successes and implementing a future that is both exciting for its vision yet true to its mission, core values and the educational ideals founded by the Sisters of Mercy.” The Board of Trustees acknowledges and thanks Dr. Dwyer for extending her term of service as President to November 30, 2009. To aid in the presidential transition and in accordance with the University Bylaws, Dr. Angela Durante, Provost at Saint Xavier University, has graciously accepted to serve as Interim President from December 1, 2009, through May 31, 2010. We look forward to working with Dr. Durante during this transition and preparation time to welcome Christine Wiseman on June 1, 2010, as the next President of Saint Xavier. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation. Sincerely,
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On behalf of the Saint Xavier University Board of Trustees, I am happy to announce the appointment of Christine M. Wiseman, J.D. as the 18th president of the University, effective June 1, 2010. 