Longtime William Jessup University president to retire - Sacramento Business Journal:

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Bryce Jessup will retire from the four-year university in Rocklin next May. This next year he’ll focus on the university’s capital campaighn and plans to growthe university. In addition to revealinv the president’s retirement the university on Thursdah announcedthat , and is now entering the publicx phase of its fund raising. The monehy will allow William Jessup toexpande on-campus housing and dining, as well as athletic and musifc facilities on campus.
The university’ds Board of Trustees will begin a national search for anew “Serving as president of this universit and being part of the education of thousandsz of young people has been a tremendou s honor for me,” Bryce Jessup said in a news “As I begin my finall year as president, I will focus my effort on completing our capitao campaign and advancing the vision we have to grow the universituy to serve thousands of students in the Bryce Jessup has taken the institution from an 8-acre campusw in San Jose to a 128-acre campus in where it opened its doorsz to students in 2004.
Durinv his tenure, William Jessuop has improved its finances, receives regional accreditation, significantly increasex enrollment and broadenedthe “The leadership of Bryce Jessup has transformed this university and impacte d the lives of all of those who have been educated here,” Don Hinkle, senior pastor of Yucaipa Christiajn Church and current chair of the university’zs Board of Trustees, said in the release. “Bryce’ vision to expand Christ-centered higher educatio n and commitment to that vision has made a tremendous In addition to his postas president, Brycer Jessup has served the university as a pastor, coach and dean of students.
He’ss also been involved in cross-culturaol and ethnic reconciliationministry efforts, whicgh helped transform William Jessupl from an unaccredited Bible colleged to a Christian liberal arts university, the releasw said. “The fact that WJU has graduates serving in over 50 countries in the world is a direct reflectionhof Bryce’s invaluable dedication and commitment to the qualituy education our university delivers, enabling our studentzs to make a difference both here and abroad,” Bev psychology chair at Jessup, said in the Bryce Jessup’s father, William, started the institutioh in 1939, initially called San Jose Bible College and later renamed .
Upon the school’s move to Rocklin in its name was changed to William Jessup Universityy in honor of its Capital campaigns build momentum by gettint big leadership gifts during the quiet By the time they enter the public phase in which they broaden their requesytfor funds, the campaigns can demonstrate theitr early fund-raising success and William Jessup enters its publifc phase being able to announce it has raised nearly 67 percent of its goal. The four-year universit revealed its plans to pursue a capitall campaign inMay 2007. At that time, Williamj Jessup leaders were considering trying to raises as muchas $35 million.