Jack Varsalona

In 2016, Varsalona announced his retirement, which occurred on June 30, 2017. He was succeeded by Dr. LaVerne Harmon.

In 2009, Varsalona, along with the presidents of Goldey-Beacom College, Wesley College, and the Delaware College of Art & Design, formed the Delaware Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, of which he served as President. According to Varsalona, the association was formed to "promote job growth, educate citizens about the advantages of private higher education and give students more options." Members of the association also agree to share resources with each other when and where necessary. Since the formation of the organization in 2009, Varsalona has served as its chairman.

Varsalona's tenure at Wilmington University has seen dramatic changes in the student body and the school's overall presence. Two years into his tenure, in 2007, Varsalona oversaw the transition of Wilmington College into Wilmington University. During his more than a decade as the university's President, Varsalona has nearly doubled enrollment and has guided the university toward expansion to new campuses, as well as partnerships with existing community colleges, in Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland.

Varsalona's career as a professor at Wilmington University (formerly Wilmington College) began during his tenure with Gov. DuPont. He became the university's executive vice president for academic and student affairs in 1987, and was quickly promoted to the role of executive vice president and provost of the College. In 2005, Varsalona was named the third president of Wilmington University, following the retirement of long-time president Dr. Audrey K. Doberstein.

Jack P. Varsalona (born October 29, 1948) is an American professor, college administrator, and the third president of Wilmington University in New Castle, Delaware.

Born in 1948 in Trenton, New Jersey, Varsalona attended the University of Delaware, where he received his undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees. A lifelong educator and administrator, Varsalona served as the principal of Wilmington's Ursuline Academy private school from 1975 through 1978; served as the Director of Development at the University of Delaware from 1978–81; and served as the key education advisor in the cabinet of former Delaware governor Pete du Pont. During this time, he was a frequent adjunct professor, as well as an administrator, at what was then Wilmington College in New Castle, Delaware.