Washington, DC
Save the Date
Fr. James Van Dyke, SJ
Fall 2025 Luncheon
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Featured Speaker:
Fr. James Van Dyke, SJ
President, Georgetown Preparatory School
The University Club of Washington, D.C.
1135 16th St., NW
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.- Luncheon
About the Guest Speaker:
Rev. James R. Van Dyke, S.J., is the current president of Georgetown Preparatory School, the 55th president from the founding of the School and the 17th since its Separate Incorporation.
He was the founding principal at Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School. Fr. Van Dyke was the rector of the Jesuit Community at St. Ignatius in New York City for five years. In addition to his administrative positions, he served as the Director of Ignatian Programs and Faculty and Staff Faith Formation at Xavier High School in New York City and currently serves as the Director of Ignatian Programs and Faculty Formation at Canisius High School in Buffalo, New York.
In the classroom, Fr. Van Dyke has taught English at Canisius, Xavier, Fordham Prep (Bronx, New York), McQuaid Jesuit High School (Rochester, New York), and Regis High School (New York City). At Regis, he also served as the school’s chaplain. He has served on the Board of Trustees at Fordham Prep and Regis High School.
Fr. Van Dyke graduated from Canisius High School and matriculated to the University of Virginia where he received a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in English. He received a M.Div.iv and Th.M degrees from the Weston School of Theology. He also received a MALA degree from St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland.
He entered the Society of Jesus in 1981 and professed his final vows in 2005.
About JFAN
Jesuit Friends and Alumni Network-Washington, DC (formerly known as the Loyola Club) gathers Jesuit-educated alums and friends for food, fellowship and inspiration. JFAN probes ways to apply Jesuit spirituality in our everyday lives and to use it as a means to strengthen our communities.
We bring together on a regular basis (3 times each year) leaders in the DC Community with a common bond of Jesuit Education/Ignatian Spirituality. Washington itself is home to Georgetown University, Gonzaga College High School, Georgetown Preparatory School, and the Washington Jesuit Academy. This city also is home to graduates from every one of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and most of the more than 70 Jesuit high schools and middle schools in the United States, as well as members, representatives or alumni of Alpha Sigma Nu; Contemplative Leaders in Action (CLA); Holy Trinity Catholic Church; the Ignatian Solidarity Network; the Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC); The Jesuit Collaborative; the Jesuit Conference; the Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA); the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC); and the Loyola Club of Washington.