William Behre

Slippery Rock University President William J. Behre has announced that he will retire effective June 30, 2023.

Behre, who took office July 1, 2018 at the university’s 17th president, notified SRU’s council of trustees and the State System of High Education, which oversees SRU and the 13 other state-owned universities, last week, according to the university.

The remainder of his tenure will mark five years at SRU, a position he calls his "proudest professional accomplishment."

"It has truly been an honor to serve as the president of this institution," said Behre, who is from New York. "From the moment my wife, Leah, and I stepped on campus, the community greeted us warmly and welcomed us in as one of their own. That feeling of family and belonging is something we will carry with us well beyond our days at The Rock."

The search process for SRU's 18th president will begin in the coming weeks.