{"id":37795,"date":"2022-08-08T10:58:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T14:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=37795"},"modified":"2022-08-08T10:58:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T14:58:45","slug":"dr-lisa-vollendorf-starts-her-tenure-as-president-of-suny-empire-state-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2022\/08\/dr-lisa-vollendorf-starts-her-tenure-as-president-of-suny-empire-state-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Lisa Vollendorf Starts Her Tenure As President Of SUNY Empire State College"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_37796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37796\" style=\"width: 204px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/08\/new-suny-empire-state-vollendorf-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/08\/new-suny-empire-state-vollendorf-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/08\/new-suny-empire-state-vollendorf.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Lisa Vollendorf is the new president of SUNY Empire State College.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dr. Lisa Vollendorf, incoming SUNY Empire State College president,began her tenure on July 1 at the college\u2019s Saratoga Springs location.<\/p>\n<p>Vollendorf will take over for Officer in Charge Nathan Gonyea, who will continue his work at the college as acting provost.<\/p>\n<p>Vollendorf, who was selected by the SUNY Board of Trustees after an extensive national search, will be SUNY Empire\u2019s sixth president since its founding in 1971.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am thrilled to be part of the SUNY Empire State College community,\u201d she said. \u201cAs a leader in online and blended learning, SUNY Empire fills a very special niche in the higher-education landscape\u2014one that is in more demand now than ever before. I look forward to building upon the college\u2019s history of access and innovation and moving the institution forward in ways that benefit and empower our students and the communities in which they live across New York state and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to SUNY Empire, she served as interim provost and chief academic officer at the University of Northern Colorado. She also worked for 16 years in the California State University system at three campuses as a faculty member, department chair, academic senate chair, dean, and provost.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><b><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u201cWe are pleased to welcome Dr. Lisa Vollendorf as the sixth President of SUNY Empire State College. With a strong foundation of experience in education, we look forward to seeing Dr. Vollendorf take the helm and steer this uniquely innovative and flexible, hybrid campus to even greater heights,\u201d said SUNY Interim Chancellor Deborah F. Stanley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA special thank you to Dr. Nathan Gonyea who has led the campus as Officer in Charge and will now serve as acting provost. SUNY Empire has established itself as a dedicated pathway for adult learners seeking higher education in an accessible way, and Dr. Vollendorf is well positioned to build upon this mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vice Provost of Academic Administration Tai Arnold, Ph.D. said, \u201cI am so looking forward to Dr. Vollendorf\u2019s presidency at SUNY Empire. She will be able draw on her academic leadership knowledge and experience at multiple colleges and universities around the nation to the college\u2019s advantage. Her impressive scholarship will benefit our college community as we continue to innovate as an institution.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Lisa Vollendorf, incoming SUNY Empire State College president,began her tenure on July 1 at the college\u2019s Saratoga Springs location. Vollendorf will take over for Officer in Charge Nathan Gonyea, who will continue his work at the college as acting provost. 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