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The choice of a national presidential search, Maggio assumed his duties on May 4, 2017, four months before his formal investitute on September 15, He succeeded the two-year presidrnt [[James Henderson|James B. Henderson]], who became chancellor of the University of Louisiana System, based in [[Baton Rouge]].. When selected as president, he had been a university vice president from 2013 to 2015.  He obtained bachelor's and master's degrees from NSU and a doctorate in developmental education from the historically black (though he is white) Grambling State University in Grambling in Lincoln Parish in north Louisiana. He came to NSU in 1988 as a track and field coach and moved up the administrative ladder over the years. In 1999, he was appointed director of alumni affairs, and in 2003, director of alumni development in 2003. In 2005, he became the  executive director of the NSU Foundation. In 2007, he was named dean of students and assistant provost.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.natchitochestimes.com/2017/09/15/dr-chris-maggio-formally-invested-as-nsus-19th-president/|title=Dr. Chris Maggio formally invested as NSU's 19th president|publisher=''The Natchitoches Times''|date=September 15, 2017|author=Leah Jackson|accessdate=February 19, 2018}}</ref>

The choice of a national presidential search, Maggio assumed his duties on May 4, 2017, four months before his formal investitute on September 15, He succeeded the two-year presidrnt [[James Henderson|James B. Henderson]], who became chancellor of the University of Louisiana System, based in [[Baton Rouge]].. When selected as president, he had been a university vice president from 2013 to 2015.  He obtained bachelor's and master's degrees from NSU and a doctorate in developmental education from the historically black (though he is white) Grambling State University in Grambling in Lincoln Parish in north Louisiana. He came to NSU in 1988 as a track and field coach and moved up the administrative ladder over the years. In 1999, he was appointed director of alumni affairs, and in 2003, director of alumni development in 2003. In 2005, he became the  executive director of the NSU Foundation. In 2007, he was named dean of students and assistant provost.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.natchitochestimes.com/2017/09/15/dr-chris-maggio-formally-invested-as-nsus-19th-president/|title=Dr. Chris Maggio formally invested as NSU's 19th president|publisher=''The Natchitoches Times''|date=September 15, 2017|author=Leah Jackson|accessdate=February 19, 2018}}</ref>

In Maggio's time as president, NSU reported an unprecedented increase in grants and private gifts for the first half of 2017 and a 7.7 percent increase in enrollment fin the fall semester of 2017. The current enrollment exceeds ten thousand, the largest in the university’s history.<ref name=bio/>

In Maggio's time as president, NSU reported an unprecedented increase in grants and private gifts for the first half of 2017 and a 7.7 percent increase in enrollment fin the fall semester of 2017. The 2021 enrollment exceedd ten thousand, the largest in the university’s history.<ref name=bio/> In fact, four of the highest enrollment years at NSU were during the Maggio administration. In 2024, he was honored with inclusion in the NSU "Long Purple Line."<ref>"Six honorees to be inducted into Long Purple Line October 26," ''Alumni Columns: Northwestern State University Magazine,'' Fall 2024, p. 5.</ref>

A [[Roman Catholic]], Maggio is of Italian ancestry. He and his wife, the former Jennifer Zeagler, reside in the president's home on campus. They have three children, Melanie, Scott, and Emily Maggio.<ref name=bio/>

A [[Roman Catholic]], Maggio is of Italian ancestry. He and his wife, the former Jennifer Zeagler, reside in the president's home on campus. They have three children, Melanie, Scott, and Emily Maggio.<ref name=bio/>