A 14-member search committee has selected Celestino Limas as Kenyon College’s next vice president of student affairs, according to a press release from the college.

Limas joins Kenyon after serving as vice president for student life, diversity and inclusion at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. In addition to holding leadership roles in student affairs, Limas was responsible for leading college-wide diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at three institutions.

“Throughout his career, Celestino has demonstrated a deep commitment to engaging students meaningfully and openly,” said Kenyon President Sean Decatur. “This came through in the search process, as did his fundamental belief that inclusive excellence is integral to a liberal arts education.”

As vice president for student affairs, Limas will foster the ongoing development of an increasingly diverse residential community, where students are encouraged to be responsible citizen leaders, facilitators and active participants in campus life.

“I am thrilled to be joining the Kenyon community and helping the college live its mission,” Limas said. “President Decatur has set forth a vibrant agenda for the campus, and it gives me purpose and pride to be a part of that journey.”

Limas earned a doctorate in educational leadership, a master’s in special education and a bachelor’s in psychology.

The search committee was made up of faculty, staff, students and trustees, the release said.