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Dr. Hibbs arrives on UD’s Irving campus with his briefcase in hand for his first official day as president.
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VP for University Advancement Jason Wu Trujillo, greats Hibbs as he walks into Cardinal Farrell Hall. Together, Hibbs and Trujillo, who joined UD in June, will work.
University administrators greet Dr. Hibbs and his wife, Stacey, in the parking lot outside Cardinal Farrell Hall.
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VP for University Advancement Jason Wu Trujillo, greats Hibbs as he walks into Cardinal Farrell Hall. Together, Hibbs and Trujillo, who joined UD in June, will work.
After arriving at his office, Dr. Hibbs attends to his first order of business: signing stewardship letters to UD’s most generous donors of the President’s Society.
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VP for University Advancement Jason Wu Trujillo, greats Hibbs as he walks into Cardinal Farrell Hall. Together, Hibbs and Trujillo, who joined UD in June, will work.
Dr. Hibbs is greeted by Abbott Fr. Peter Verhalen and Fr. Joseph Van House of Our Lady of Dallas Cistercian Abbey.
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VP for University Advancement Jason Wu Trujillo, greats Hibbs as he walks into Cardinal Farrell Hall. Together, Hibbs and Trujillo, who joined UD in June, will work.
En route to visit with UD faculty, Dr. Hibbs gets out of the office for a mid-morning stretch.
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VP for University Advancement Jason Wu Trujillo, greats Hibbs as he walks into Cardinal Farrell Hall. Together, Hibbs and Trujillo, who joined UD in June, will work.
Current and former UD faculty and staff members Tom Jodziewicz, Fr. James Lehrberger, and Lyle and Sybil Novinski welcome Dr. Hibbs and his wife to campus over a morning cup of coffee at the Cap Bar.
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VP for University Advancement Jason Wu Trujillo, greats Hibbs as he walks into Cardinal Farrell Hall. Together, Hibbs and Trujillo, who joined UD in June, will work.
10:30
Dallas Institute Executive Director Larry Allums, founding Director of the Louise and Donald Cowan Center Claudia McMillian and Dallas Institute Founding Fellow Gail Thomas meet with the Drs. Hibbs to discuss ways to help bolster UD’s decades-long partnership.
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VP for University Advancement Jason Wu Trujillo, greats Hibbs as he walks into Cardinal Farrell Hall. Together, Hibbs and Trujillo, who joined UD in June, will work.
Provost Jonathan J. Sanford joins the Drs. Hibbs as they walk together across campus to attend Mass.
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VP for University Advancement Jason Wu Trujillo, greats Hibbs as he walks into Cardinal Farrell Hall. Together, Hibbs and Trujillo, who joined UD in June, will work.
Dr. Hibbs prays alongside his wife during noon Mass inside UD’s Church of the Incarnation.
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VP for University Advancement Jason Wu Trujillo, greats Hibbs as he walks into Cardinal Farrell Hall. Together, Hibbs and Trujillo, who joined UD in June, will work.
An informal gathering of philosophers: Dr. Hibbs strikes up conversation with Chad Engelland, associate professor and incoming chair of the Philosophy Department, whose family attended noon Mass.
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VP for University Advancement Jason Wu Trujillo, greats Hibbs as he walks into Cardinal Farrell Hall. Together, Hibbs and Trujillo, who joined UD in June, will work.
Time for lunch: Dr. Sanford and the Hibbs head back to Cardinal Farrell Hall to fuel up for the remainder of the day.
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VP for University Advancement Jason Wu Trujillo, greats Hibbs as he walks into Cardinal Farrell Hall. Together, Hibbs and Trujillo, who joined UD in June, will work together to provide vision and leadership to support and enhance academic excellence at the university.
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Dr. Hibbs stops by to greet administrators and staff inside the Haggar Visitor Center.
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It's a beautiful summer morning in Irving as Thomas Hibbs arrives on campus with briefcase in hand for his first day as President of UD.
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Dean Brett J. L. Landry invites Dr. Hibbs across campus to his SB Hall third-floor terrace, which sits at the highest elevation in Irving and overlooks both campus and the Dallas skyline.
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VP for University Advancement Jason Wu Trujillo, greats Hibbs as he walks into Cardinal Farrell Hall. Together, Hibbs and Trujillo, who joined UD in June, will work.
Dave Woodyard of Catholic Charities shares thoughts, ideas and conversation with the Hibbs.
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VP for University Advancement Jason Wu Trujillo, greats Hibbs as he walks into Cardinal Farrell Hall. Together, Hibbs and Trujillo, who joined UD in June, will work.
Dallas Institute fellow Nancy Cain Marcus, MA ’00 PhD ’03, UD supporter and former trustee, meets with the Hibbs and Provost Sanford to explore ideas and inspiration for UD.
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VP for University Advancement Jason Wu Trujillo, greats Hibbs as he walks into Cardinal Farrell Hall. Together, Hibbs and Trujillo, who joined UD in June, will work.
Dr. Hibbs wraps up his first day in the company of the deans and provost, enjoying Celestial beer, Due Santi wine and Lamberti’s pizza.
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VP for University Advancement Jason Wu Trujillo, greats Hibbs as he walks into Cardinal Farrell Hall. Together, Hibbs and Trujillo, who joined UD in June, will work.
