Michael Engh
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Michael Eric Engh is an American
Jesuit, academic and historian
. he has served as the President of Santa Clara University
in Santa Clara, California
, since January 5, 2009.
n. He is a historian specializing in the history of California
and the American West.
Engh has previously worked as a professor of history at Loyola Marymount University
in Los Angeles
. He also served as the dean
Loyola Marymount's Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts before becoming president of Santa Clara University.
in 2008, succeeded Father Paul Locatelli
, who had served as president from 1988 until 2008.
Engh officially became the 28th President of Santa Clara University on January 5, 2009. His official inauguration was held on April 24, 2009, at Santa Clara's Leavey Event Center. The ceremony was attended by approximately 1,500 guests, including the leaders or representatives of more than 100 universities and colleges.
by the Spanish
. He has also authored works on the history of Los Angeles
.
One of Engh's best known works is Frontier Faiths: Church, Temple, and Synagogue in Los Angeles, published in 1992.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Jesuit, academic and historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
. he has served as the President of Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...
in Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...
, since January 5, 2009.
Biography
Engh is a third generation CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
n. He is a historian specializing in the history of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and the American West.
Engh has previously worked as a professor of history at Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic university in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions located in Los Angeles, California, United States...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. He also served as the dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
Loyola Marymount's Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts before becoming president of Santa Clara University.
President of Santa Clara University
Father Engh was appointed president of Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...
in 2008, succeeded Father Paul Locatelli
Paul Locatelli
The Rev. Paul Leo Locatelli, S.J. was an American Jesuit priest, academic and certified public accountant. Locatelli served as the President of Santa Clara University from 1988 until 2008 before becoming Chancellor of Santa Clara in 2008...
, who had served as president from 1988 until 2008.
Engh officially became the 28th President of Santa Clara University on January 5, 2009. His official inauguration was held on April 24, 2009, at Santa Clara's Leavey Event Center. The ceremony was attended by approximately 1,500 guests, including the leaders or representatives of more than 100 universities and colleges.
Worked authored
Engh has wrtten on the role of the Catholic Church in the settlement of colonial CaliforniaLas Californias
The Californias, or in — - was the name given by the Spanish to their northwestern territory of New Spain, comprising the present day states of Baja California and Baja California Sur on the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico; and the present day U.S. state of California in the United States of...
by the Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. He has also authored works on the history of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
One of Engh's best known works is Frontier Faiths: Church, Temple, and Synagogue in Los Angeles, published in 1992.