The Reverend Stephen Privett, S. J. is a Roman Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order Father Privett is the 27th and current president of the University of San Francisco. University of San Francisco ( USF) is a private Jesuit Roman Catholic University in San Francisco California.
Born in San Francisco, California, Father Privett joined the Society of Jesus in 1960 and was ordained a priest in 1972. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He holds a bachelor's degree from the Gonzaga University, a masters of Divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, and a doctorate in catechetics from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
He served as, among others, instructor and principal at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California and associate professor at Santa Clara University. Gonzaga University is a private Catholic Jesuit university located in Spokane, Washington. The Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley ( JSTB) is one of the member colleges of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley California. A catechism (ˈkætəkɪzəm κατηχισμός is a summary or exposition of Doctrine, traditionally used in Christian religious teaching from New Testament The Catholic University of America ( CUA) located in Northeast Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Principal or Head of School is the title of the chief administrator of an Elementary school, Middle school, or High school in some English-speaking Santa Clara University is a private co-educational Jesuit -affiliated University located in Santa Clara, California. While at Santa Clara, Father Privett was appointed academic vice-president in 1991 and provost in 1997. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Provost is the title of a senior Academic administrator at many institutions of Higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
In 2000, Father Privett was appointed president of the University of San Francisco, succeeding Father John Schlegel, S. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. J.
In January of 2007, Father Privett performed the Invocation at the opening of the 110th Congress and the swearing in of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi (born March 26 1940 is the current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives.
During his commencement addresses at December graduations, Father Privett usually removes his Tudor bonnet and replaces it with a Santa Claus hat. A tudor bonnet (also referred to as a "round cap" is a soft round black Academic cap with a tassel hanging from a cord (both often Gold in colour Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the His commencement address usually contains a variation of the following: "At these December graduations it is customary for me to switch hats—this one, for this one. I do so because the diploma I just gave you, is probably the most expensive Christmas gift that you will ever receive. Happily, my responsibility is only to give you your diploma—not pay for it. "