{"id":56,"date":"2020-04-15T18:27:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T18:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalexhibits.syr.edu\/chancellors\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2021-02-10T17:29:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T17:29:39","slug":"erastus-otis-haven","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digitalexhibits.syr.edu\/chancellors\/erastus-otis-haven\/","title":{"rendered":"Erastus Otis Haven"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Erastus Otis Haven<\/h1>\n\n

Term of Office:<\/b> September 1874 – 1880\n
Inauguration Date:<\/b> 15 September 1874<\/p>\n\n

Erastus Otis Haven was originally approached to serve as the University\u2019s first Chancellor, an offer he declined. Ultimately, he became the second person to hold the office. Haven\u2019s educational background was in the natural sciences, though he also held professorships in Latin, English literature, and history and served in several administrative roles. He temporarily left teaching in 1848 to join the Methodist ministry before returning to academia as a professor and administrator. The lingering financial burdens faced by the University during Haven\u2019s tenure left him with few resources to grow the institution, and he therefore directed his energy towards attracting new faculty and strengthening the curriculum. As a result of these efforts, the University\u2019s first schedule of post-graduate courses was published in January 1876. Haven is also credited with improving the University\u2019s relationship with the City of Syracuse. He resigned in 1880 upon being elected as a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Additional information about Haven\u2019s tenure as chancellor can be found in the Archives\u2019 Chancellor Erastus O. Haven Papers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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