Sister Joan Franks named VP for mission and identity

Ohio Dominican University

Ohio Dominican University (ODU) has appointed Sister Joan Franks, OP, PhD, to be its vice president for Mission and Identity. She assumed her new role on July 1. Franks, a 1964 alumna of then-College of St. Mary of the Springs, oversees the university’s efforts to maintain, enhance, and promote its Catholic and Dominican identity. She is a member of the congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Peace, the founding congregation of ODU. Read more