ST. JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK PRESIDENT EARNS SPOT ON LI PRESS POWER LIST

June 01, 2026 BK LI

BROOKLYN and PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – June 1, 2026 – St. Joseph’s University, New York (SJNY) is pleased to announce that SJNY President Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D., has been named to the 2026 Long Island Press Power List and will be recognized at the annual awards gala on Thursday, June 11 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, NY.

Recognized as one of the region’s most influential leaders in higher education, Dr. Boomgaarden’s continued recognition as a transformative and visionary leader reflects not only his dedication to the St. Joseph’s University, New York community, but to the greater Long Island and New York Metropolitan areas as well.

“I am deeply honored to receive this recognition by the Long Island Press and Schneps Media,” said President Boomgaarden. “To be included among so many extraordinary leaders whose impact helps shape the future of our region is an honor and privilege. As president of such a wonderful and transformative institution, I am grateful to work alongside so many dedicated individuals committed to strengthening our communities and preparing the next generation of leaders.”

The eighth president of St. Joseph's University, New York, Dr. Boomgaarden began his tenure at SJNY in July 2017. Under his leadership, the University has routinely expanded its academic offerings to meet workforce needs, invested in capital improvements to its physical campuses in both Brooklyn and Patchogue, grown the endowment and led the institution through an historic designation change from college to university. 

Dr. Boomgaarden serves on the board of trustees for the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU); is a member of the Association of Colleges of Sisters of St. Joseph (ACSSJ); a steering committee member of the Long Island Regional Advisory Council on Higher Education (LIRACHE), where he was also chair of the Superintendents and College President’s Partnership; and is a member of the Lower Hudson Valley Consortium of Catholic Colleges and Universities; and member of the Board of Trustees for Long Island Arts Alliance (LIAA) and Long Island Association (LIA).

A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Dr. Boomgaarden also studied at the University of Vienna, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He graduated from Harvard University’s Institute for Management and Leadership in Education, and has held teaching positions at the Eastman School of Music, Ithaca College Conservatory of Music, St. Mary’s College in Maryland, the Institut für Musikwissenschaft at the University of Salzburg, Loyola University Maryland and Loyola University New Orleans.

For more information, visit sjny.edu.

ABOUT ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK
St. Joseph’s University, New York has been dedicated to providing a diverse population of students in the New York metropolitan region with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition since 1916. Independent and coeducational, the University provides a strong academic and value-oriented education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aiming to prepare each student for a life characterized by integrity, intellectual rigor, spiritual depth, social responsibility and service. With campuses in Brooklyn and on Long Island, and many online programs, the University offers more than 100 majors and minors, special course offerings and certificates, accelerated dual degrees and affiliated and pre-professional programs.