Moez Limayem is a Tunisian–American academic administrator, scientist and scholar who is the current President of the University of North Florida. He assumed the role of the seventh president in 2022.[1]

Moez Limayem
7th President of the University of North Florida
Assumed office
August 1, 2022
Preceded byDavid M. Szymanski
Dean of USF Muma College of Business
In office
August 2012 – August 2022
Preceded byRobert E. Forsythe
Succeeded byGert-Jan de Vreede
Personal details
BornTunisia
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma mater

Previously, Limayem served as the Lynn Pippenger Dean of the Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida since 2012. During his deanship at USF, he raised over $126 million in donations for the college.[2][3]

Early life and education

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Limayem was born in Tunisia and is proficient in six languages. He earned his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the University of Tunis, Tunisia. He later received an MBA and a PhD in Information Systems from the University of Minnesota, where he started his teaching career.[4][5][6]

Career

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Limayem became the seventh President of the University of North Florida in August 2022.[7] Before UNF, he spent a decade as Dean of the Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida, starting in 2012.[8] Before USF, Limayem was part of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, where he held the position of associate dean for research and graduate programs.[9]

Selected publications

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  • How habit limits the predictive power of intention: The case of information systems continuance[10]
  • Straub, Detmar; Limayem, Moez; Karahanna-Evaristo, Elena (1 Aug 1995). ""Measuring System Usage: Implications for IS Theory Testing"". Management Science. 41 (8): 1328–1342 – via INFORMS.
  • Limayem, Moez; Khalifa, Mohamed; Frini, Anissa (July 2000). "What makes consumers buy from Internet? A longitudinal study of online shopping". IEEE. 30 (4): 421–432 – via IEEE Xplore.

Personal life

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He is married to Alya Limayem, a biology professor.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Florida Board of Governors confirms Dr. Moez Limayem as UNF's seventh president". UNF Newsroom. June 30, 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  2. ^ Wolfe, Wes (2022-06-30). "Board of Governors confirms USF's Moez Limayem as next UNF President". Florida Politics. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  3. ^ "UNF welcomes new President, Moez Limayem". Action News Jax. 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  4. ^ "5 Things to Know about New USF Business Dean". WUSF News. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  5. ^ "Moez Limayem". IEEE Xplore Author Details. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  6. ^ "Statewide education: UNF President Moez Limayem on the challenges of his first year". www.bizjournals.com. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  7. ^ "UNF: President Moez Limayem". Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  8. ^ "Former USF business dean Moez Limayem is confirmed as UNF president". Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  9. ^ "The Top Newsmakers of 2022: Moez Limayem". Jax Daily Record. 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  10. ^ Limayem, Moez; Hirt, Sabine Gabriele; Cheung, Christy M. K. (2007). "How Habit Limits the Predictive Power of Intention: The Case of Information Systems Continuance". MIS Quarterly. 31 (4): 705–737. doi:10.2307/25148817. ISSN 0276-7783.
  11. ^ "President Moez Limayem". UNF President. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  12. ^ Bloch, Emily. "7 questions for UNF's seventh president, President Moez Limayem". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2023-11-07.