Senator Pileggi: Sheriff McGinn Named to Board of Governors for the State System of Higher Education 

Sheriff Joseph F. McGinn has been confirmed by the state Senate to serve a four-year term on the State System of Higher Education's Board of Governors, Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-9) announced today. 

As a member of the Board of Governors, Sheriff McGinn will help to set general, personnel and financial policies for the 14 universities in the State System, including Cheyney University and West Chester University. 

"Sheriff McGinn's background uniquely qualifies him to help oversee the state-owned universities," Senator Pileggi said. "His perspective as a former student at a state system university and as a former college professor will be an asset to the board." 

Sheriff McGinn taught at Delaware County Community College from 1984 until 2006. In 1989, he earned a Master's of Education degree from Cheyney University. He earned a Bachelor's Degree of Science in Education from Temple University in 1978. 

"I am honored to serve on the Board of Governors," said Sheriff McGinn. "Education has always been important to me, and I look forward to helping make the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education even better." 

The State System of Higher Education Board of Governors meets quarterly (in January, April, July and October) at the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg. The meetings are usually two-day events. Additional board meetings and committee meetings are held periodically throughout the year, sometimes on the campus of a State System university. 

Sheriff McGinn was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on Monday, June 15. 

More information about state issues is available at Senator Pileggi's web site, www.senatorpileggi.com.