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Several members of the Queens University Board of Trustees formally joined the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees on Oct. 23, 2026, marking the latest milestone in the ongoing merger of the two institutions. 

With deep family roots at the university, the Raleigh native and his wife, Amy Hendrickson ’69, have for decades provided invaluable leadership, guidance and transformative support to Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Phoenix athletics.

As he begins his career in artificial intelligence and data at Ernst & Young in New York City, Emmanuel Omari ’26 will bring his leadership experiences, academic achievements and commitment to civic engagement at Queens to a term on the university’s governing board.

The longtime friend of Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Â鶹ÊÓƵ Phoenix Athletics passed away June 27 after a long illness.

Eric Sklut P’14 and Amy Muntner P’24 will bring their knowledge and professional experience as community and philanthropic leaders to their roles on the university’s governing board.

The brothers, a current Â鶹ÊÓƵ student and alumnus, were featured in a profile for The Assembly.

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees met on Feb. 19 and granted tenure and approved promotions for several faculty members.

As work continues toward a proposed merger between Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Queens University of Charlotte, get to know more about Queens and how the two universities are aligned in values and mission.

A daylong gathering on Â鶹ÊÓƵ's campus included a campus tour for the guests from Queens as well as a series of roundtable discussions.

The graduate of the Accelerated 3+1 Dual-Degree Program in Business Analytics in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business serves as a division business analyst at Lennar in Raleigh, N.C., and aspires to attend medical school.