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Dr. Joshua Baker to be Inaugurated as President, CEO of Midwestern University

The two campuses of Midwestern University are celebrating the inauguration of Joshua C. Baker, OD, MS, as the 10th President and CEO. On Friday, Sept. 11, an investiture ceremony is scheduled for the Downers Grove campus near Chicago. And the inauguration ceremony will be held on the Glendale, Arizona campus on Monday, Sept. 14.

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Photo courtesy of Midwestern University. Dr. Joshua Baker is inaugurated as Midwestern’s new president and CEO.

A retired major in the U.S. Army, Dr. Baker joined Midwestern in 2013, first as an assistant dean and then a dean. He has also served as vice president and chief academic officer for optometry, phamacy and veterinary education from 2019 to taking over as president’s role a year ago.

 

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