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Sister Sheila Megley, RSM, PhD a member of the Sisters of Mercy, served as Provost/Executive Vice President and Vice President and Academic Dean for Salve Regina University where she undertook many strategic initiatives to further the academic growth and technological developments for the University. Such initiatives include but are not limited to the five-year Technology Project, institutional planning, and the construction of McKillop Library. Sister Sheila also served in the capacity as a faculty member and Dean of Students. As an active member of the Salve Regina academic community, Sister Sheila Megley became an integral force for improving the work of the administration, faculty, and student services at Salve Regina University.
Prior to obtaining appointments at Salve Regina University, Sister Sheila Megley also served at Saint Xavier University, Chicago IL, as Director of Residence, Assistant to the Dean, and as a faculty member. In addition she served at Barat College, Lake Forest, IL as Director of the Mathematics Programs (Summers) and as part of the secondary school faculty for the upward bound program. Sister Megley also served at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE as a faculty member.
As it pertains to education, Sister Sheila Megley obtained her BA at Rosary College in Mathematics in 1961. She later went on to receive her MA in Theology at Saint Xavier College in 1968 and a second MA in English Literature at the University of Chicago in 1970. Sister Sheila Megley obtained a PhD in English Literature at the University of Nebraska in 1974 and completed her MS at Salve Regina University in Financial Management/Accounting in 1989.
Sister Megley also became involved in various professional memberships, boards, and committees including but not limited to chair of the Executive the Board of the Mercy Higher Education Colloquium, Board of Directors for the Economic Innovation Center in Newport, RI, Board of Trustees for Trinity Repertory Theater, Chair for Citizens Advisory Committee for the City of Newport, and in various roles working with the Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities.
As a result of Sister Sheila Megley's excellence and innnovation to the academic community at Salve Regina University, she received a doctor of humane letters, honoris causa. In addition, Megley Theatre formerly the Little Theatre in Mercy Hall by the Theatre Department in 1985 was dedicated in honor of Sister Sheila Megley and is currently known as the Black Box Megley Theatre in the Antone Academic Center at Salve Regina University.
In 1992, Sister Sheila became the eighth president of Regis College in Weston, MA leaving behind a legacy of shaping and evolving the integrity and academic fervor of Salve Regina University and the academic community.
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[Identification of Item], in RG6.1.9: Sister Sheila Megley, RSM, PhD Papers, [Box #, Folder #], Salve Regina University Archives, McKillop Library, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI
The records of Sister Sheila Megley, RSM, PhD document the professional work and strategic endeavors that occurred while Sister Megley served in the capacity of Provost/Executive Vice Provost and Vice President and Academic Dean. Such activities involving institutional planning, improving the technological infrastrature for the academic community, and construction of McKillop Library are represented. In addition, there are various accolades, dedications, and awards. Formats of the records include but are not limited to correspondence, clippings, postcards, cards, and blueprints.
Records are generally arranged alphabetically; and in some instances, refined to reflect alphabetical order.
Records were transferred to the Archives sometime prior to 2014.
Processed by Michaela Sheerar. Records are generally arranged on the basis of alphabetical order.
This series contains a subseries pertaining to Salve Regina Projects which pertains to the professional work of Sheila E. Megley, RSM, PhD as Vice President and Academic Dean at Salve Regina University. The content of this subseries is correspondence with various academic departments, memorandum, newspaper articles, and records pertinent to special convocation.
This series consists of several subseries pertaining to the professional work endeavors of Sheila E. Megley, RSM, PhD as Provost/Executive Vice President at Salve Regina University. This series is largely comprised of correspondence, meeting minutes, logs, requistions, speeches, and personal and biographical information.