After serving as the university's provost and executive vice president for nine years, Kristi Kirk will become the first female president and CEO to lead Concordia University Texas, a private Lutheran college in Austin.

Dr. Kristi Kirk becomes Concordia University Texas's first female president, highlighting her advocacy for accessible and affordable education.

She came to find that the Lutheran, individualized education would transform her life and that she would spend her career building the same welcoming experience for other students.  “I was a shy,

Concordia University Texas named a new president and CEO this week, who will become the first woman to serve as president for the university.