President Charles A. Wight

• Suspect Identified in Campus Vandalism - February 21, 2020
• Support for the SU Community - February 20, 2020
• Campus Activities - February 20, 2020
• Racist Threats on SU Campus - February 19, 2020
• Day of Healing - February 19, 2020
• FBI Assisting with Vandalism Investigations – February 19, 2020
• Continuing Our Commitment to Inclusion - November 26, 2019
• Moving Forward Together - Next Steps - November 13, 2019
• Initiatives to Address Campus Communication, Safety and Inclusiveness -  November 8, 2019
• Moving Forward Together – November 6, 2019

• 2019 Fall Convocation Speech
• 2018 Fall Convocation Speech

The President regularly interacts with and receives input from several key groups of students, faculty and staff from across the campus.  These include:

• President’s Student Advisory Council
• President’s Advisory Team
• President’s Cabinet
• Presidential Citizen Scholars

Typically, SU’s President annually addresses committees of the Maryland General Assembly, delivering legislative testimony on various topics related to University operations, enrollment, budgets, capital projects and more. Briefings from 2010 to the present are available to view.

Dr. Charles Wight began his tenure as SU’s ninth president in July 2018.  Originally a professor of chemistry and an expert in chemical explosions, he came to SU after serving as president of Weber State University in Utah.  Read his full biography.

Dr. Charles Wight was officially inaugurated as SU’s ninth president on April 10, 2019.  Read his inauguration address and view highlights of the festive ceremony.