Dr. F. Javier Cevallos
Dr. F. Javier Cevallos is only the 16^th president of Framingham State University since its founding in 1839.  Dr. Cevallos was born in Cuenca, Ecuador.  He began his career in education in 1981 as an assistant professor of Spanish at the University of Maine at Orono. In 1984, he moved to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he was promoted to associate professor in 1988 and to full professor in 1992. In 1994, he was asked to serve as faculty advisor to the provost. In 1996 he was selected as a Fellow by the American Council on Education (ACE) and spent his fellowship at Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Connecticut.  Upon his return to UMass, Dr. Cevallos became chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Soon after, he was appointed Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, a post he held until he became President of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania in 2002.
Dr. Cevallos is an advocate for bringing a global perspective to Framingham State University.  As a faculty member in Massachusetts, he directed the Summer Program in Salamanca, Spain, and has been involved with international programs since then.  At FSU he has been involved in creating partnerships with universities in Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Brazil.
Dr. Cevallos believes in community involvement and have volunteered to serve in numerous non-profit boards in the region. Currently Dr. Cevallos serves on the boards of the United Way of Tri-County, Jewish Family Service, MetroWest Medical Center, and the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of the Framingham Rotary Club.