Sixth President Archives - University of St. APP University of St. APP in Joliet, Illinois Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:22:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2019/07/USF-square-logo-150x150.png Sixth President Archives - University of St. APP 32 32 Mass of Thanksgiving for Dr. John “Jack” Orr to be held May 2, 2026 /mass-of-thanksgiving-for-john-orr-to-be-held-may-2-2026/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:30:00 +0000 /?p=2858791 All University of St. APP students, faculty, staff, alumni and retirees, along with members of the Joliet and Will County community, are invited to a Mass of Thanksgiving celebrating the life of USF's sixth president, Dr. John “Jack” C. Orr, on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Orr's family and friends will be in attendance at the Mass, which will begin at 1 p.m. in USF's St. Joseph Chapel in the Motherhouse on the Main Campus.

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]]> USF Announces Passing of Former President, Dr. John C. Orr /usf-announces-passing-of-john-orr/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:31:00 +0000 /?p=2856738 The University of St. APP regrets to inform the community of the passing of its sixth president, Dr. John “Jack” C. Orr, who served the then-College of St. APP community for 23 years—as president from 1974-1995, and as chancellor until 1997. Orr held the position for the longest of any president to date.

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