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Stacy Volnick
Volnick in 2024
President of Florida Atlantic University
Interim
In office
January 1, 2023 – March 10, 2025
Preceded byJohn W. Kelly
Succeeded byAdam Hasner
Personal details
Born1963 or 1964 (age 61–62)[1]
EducationFlorida Atlantic University (BA, MA, PhD)

Stacy Ann Volnick[2] is an American academic administrator who served as the interim president of Florida Atlantic University from 2023 to 2025.

Life

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According to Volnick, she moved from Poughkeepsie, New York to South Florida at nine years old and grew up near the campus of Florida Atlantic University (FAU).[3] She completed a bachelor's degree in communications and a master's degree in educational leadership at the FAU.[4] She completed a Ph.D. at FAU in 2022.[2][5] Her dissertation was titled, Women University Presidents Who Break Through the Glass Ceiling: At What Price?.[6]

Volnick joined the FAU faculty in 1991.[4] In 2013, she became vice president for administrative affairs and chief administrative officer.[7] In August 2022, Volnick was promoted to chief operating officer and vice president of administrative affairs.[4][6] On September 19, 2022, the FAU board of trustees selected Volnick as the interim president.[8] Her selection as confirmed by the Florida Board of Governors on November 9, 2022.[8] She assumed the role on January 1, 2023, succeeding John W. Kelly.[4] In November 2023, her term as interim president was extended to the end of the 2024 calendar year.[1] In February 2025, it was announced that Adam Hasner had been voted the next president of FAU and that Volnick would continue as interim president until his first day in office.[9] He officially took office and replaced Volnick on March 10, 2025.[10] Volnick continued to serve as an administrator at FAU. As of October 2025, she was the school's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cone, Allen (14 November 2023). "FAU extends interim president Stacy Volnick's term through next year". WPTV. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Florida Atlantic University Commencement" (PDF). Florida Atlantic University. December 15, 2022. p. 28. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ^ Volnick, Stacy (Spring 2023). "PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE". Florida Atlantic University Magazine. No. 3. Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Burke, Peter (2022-09-20). "Stacy Volnick named interim president of Florida Atlantic University". WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  5. ^ "Meet the Vice President". www.fau.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  6. ^ a b Volnick, Stacy (October 28, 2022). "CV" (PDF). State University System of Florida. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  7. ^ "Stacy Volnick Selected to Lead Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton". Women In Academia Report. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  8. ^ a b "Office of the President". Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  9. ^ Cook, Michael (February 10, 2025). "BOT names Adam Hasner as the university's next president". FAU University Press. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  10. ^ Reicher, Tzali (March 19, 2025). "New Florida Atlantic University President Inaugurates Office With Mezuzah". Chabad.org. Retrieved 27 January 2026. Hasner... officially took office on March 10.
  11. ^ Cook, Michael (October 7, 2025). "Owl Village: FAU BOT proposes plan for multi-development on Boca campus". FAU University Press. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
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