Director's Update Remembering Jack Keating
It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of a pioneer of higher education civic engagement in Wisconsin. Former University of Wisconsin-Parkside Chancellor Jack Keating passed away in May 2016. Chancellor Keating was the driving force behind the establishment of Wisconsin Campus Compact’s founding charter, which convened 27 chancellors on October 22, 2002. For years, WiCC was housed at UW-Parkside. Without his leadership, our network simply would not exist. We are grateful for his leadership and vision about a better society where higher education would be a strong partner in improving conditions across the state. With this note, we pay deep respects and offer thoughts of peace to Jack and to his family.
The following information was provided by Dr. Pam Keating:
Friends and family celebrated Jack’s life with a Rosary and Wake, May 12, 2016. A funeral Mass will be concelebrated by Jesuit classmates and friends, Saturday, June 25, 2016, at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Jack’s hometown of San Francisco. Another Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Seattle, where we lived for more than 20 years, and where our son, Jake, and his wife, Wendy, reside.
Jamie Loftus, PhD
President, Cardinal Stritch University
Board Chair, Wisconsin Campus Compact
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