New president visits Slippery Rock University
Karen Riley, 18th president of Slippery Rock University, speaks about what she hopes to accomplish as president at a welcoming event for her Wednesday, March 22 at the university. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle 03/22/23
SLIPPERY ROCK — Karen Riley was the first of four candidates to have final interviews with the Slippery Rock University presidential search committee in the fall, so when she got a call on an airplane, she did not think it would be about getting the job.
Riley said she answered the call from Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education chancellor Dan Greenstein, who delivered the news to the candidate.
“I was just sitting on the plane by myself next to strangers, so I was like, ‘I just got a great job,’” Riley said. “I was thrilled, excited, this was the job that I wanted.”
