Edward A. Serna ’02 became the 12th president of Winthrop University on July 1, 2022. Upon his acceptance of the appointment, Serna commented, “My experience at Winthrop is what drove me to change careers to serve public higher education. The opportunity to return to a campus community that made such a profound difference in my life is truly a blessing.” Prior to his appointment, Serna served as president of the University of Maine at Farmington where he was a strategic consensus builder who successfully led the institution into its most significant academic transformation in nearly two decades. He left Farmington a university better positioned for success due to robust institutional plannin