Francisco X. Gaytán

Francisco X. Gaytán was appointed vice president for student engagement at North Park University in August 2021. Dr. Gaytán comes to us from Northeastern Illinois University, where he served most recently as associate provost for student success and retention—the university’s lead student engagement strategist. A skilled and strategic student life administrator and a champion for student success, Dr. Gaytán has a proven track record of dramatically improving student retention rates, closing equity gaps in retention, and improving student completion and success. Dr. Gaytán brings deep understanding and connection to the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in Chicago and has proven experience in successfully managing the external funding available to HSI’s through federal grants. Dr. “Frank” Gaytán is a person of expressed Christian faith and has been an active member of St. John’s Episcopal Church for nearly 10 years.