J. Keith Newman

Dr. Keith Newman was elected as the fifteenth president in the 118-year history of Southern Nazarene University. His tenure as president began on August 1, 2017. With 17 years of pastoral ministry in the Church of the Nazarene and 15 years of service as a senior administrator in Christian higher education, Dr. Newman counts it a great privilege to join a Christ-centered community preparing God-called, purpose-driven, passionate servant leaders who make the world better.