The AICU Rhode Island board and staff congratulate Rev. Kenneth Sicard, O.P. on his selection as the next President of Providence College! The board looks forward to his much-anticipated contributions to the Association’s efforts.

Father Sicard currently serves as Executive Vice President and Treasurer of Providence College and will succeed Rev. Brian Shanley as the college’s thirteenth president when his term begins on July 1, 2020. He also served as interim President when Rev. Shanley took a six-month sabbatical in 2018. Rev. Sicard is a 1978 graduate of Providence College, then earning a masters in business administration from the college in 1982. Rev. Sicard was co-chair to all three recent strategic planning commissions at Providence, and his vision is welcomed in the changing world of higher education.