Rev. Ronald Nuzzi

Contact Information

Rev. Ronald J. Nuzzi, Senior Director
The Mary Ann Remick Leadership Program
153 I.E. I. Building
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Ph. 574-631-7730
Fax 574-631-7729
Nuzzi.1@nd.edu
www.nd.edu/~rnuzzi

Degrees

Ph.D. University of Dayton
M.A. Ursuline College
M.A. Athenaeum of Ohio
B.A. Saint Gregory Seminary

Honors/Awards

Ohio College Admissions Officers’ Association Award
Catholic Press Award

Educational research interests

Catholic schools, leadership theory, spirituality, multiple intelligence theory, inclusion, educational policy

Current educational studies

Faith, Finances, & the Future: The Notre Dame Study of U.S. Pastors (2008) with Anthony Holter and James Frabutt

Catholic Schools in the United States: An Encyclopedia(first ever of its kind, with Thomas Hunt and Ellis Joseph)

Research, Action, & Change: Leaders Re-Shaping Catholic Schools(with Anthony Holter and James Frabutt)

Select Publications

Nuzzi, R. Gifts of the Spirit: Multiple Intelligences in Religious Education. Washington, DC: National Catholic Educational Association, 1999. ISBN 1-55833–236-7. Second edition.

Nuzzi, R. “Catholic Identity,” in Catholic Schools Still Make A Difference, Washington, DC: National Catholic Educational Association, 2002.

Nuzzi, R. “Documents on Catholic Education,” in Handbook of Research on Catholic Education. (Eds. Thomas Hunt, Ellis Joseph, & Ronald Nuzzi). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001.

Nuzzi, R. “Spirituality & The Teaching of Religion,” in Handbook of Research on Catholic Education. (Eds. Thomas Hunt, Ellis Joseph, & Ronald Nuzzi). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001.

Nuzzi, R. “To Lead As Jesus Led,” in Catholic School Leadership: An Invitation To Lead. (Eds. Thomas Hunt, Thomas Oldenski, & Theodore Wallace). London: Falmer Press, 2000, pp.259-270.

Bio

Father Ron Nuzzi is a priest of the Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio and currently serves as the Senior Director of the Mary Ann Remick Leadership Program in the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE). Ordained in 1984, Nuzzi has a long record of service to Catholic education at every level, including teaching in parish schools, high school administration, university teaching at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels, and university administration.

He teaches courses designed for career professionals in education who wish to lead Catholic schools as principals, and specializes in blending the knowledge base of educational administration with the wisdom, traditions, and teachings of the Catholic theological tradition. His research interests are focused on school leadership issues that help to hasten the revitalization of U.S. Catholic schools.