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Education

Gannon University, B.A. inÌýEnglish and Political Science
Slippery Rock University, M.A. inÌýStudent Affairs in Higher Education

Career Specialties

As Director of Community Engagement at ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½, McGinnity leads student involvement opportunities on and off campus. He advises UÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½'s Bonner Leader Program comprised of 30 students and over 10 nonprofit partners. Also, he co-chairs the UÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Democracy Coalition and co-advises the Alternative Breaks program. He supervises three professional staff members and six student coordinators.

Each semester, McGinnity teaches a First-Year Studies course. Additionally, he has advised International Alternative Break trips to Nicaragua, Ecuador, Morocco, Ghana and Italy.

Prior to working at UÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½, McGinnity served as the Assistant Director of Civic Engagement and The Smith Chapel at Penn State Behrend, The Erie College. He led service initiatives and managed the Chapel’s programming. McGinnity was an AmeriCorps Program Coordinator for one year at Slippery Rock University.

Honors and Awards

Leadership Awards Night Staff Unsung Hero Award: 2022 and 2017
Krystal Schofield Staff Outstanding Contribution Award: Community and Citizenship: 2021 and 2015
Krystal Schofield Staff Outstanding Contribution Award: Student-Learning Centered: 2017
University of ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Employee of the Month: October 2016