Gary Liguori说道 will assume the role of chancellor and dean at 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 effective July 1, 2024.
宾州大学公园. — Gary Liguori说道 has been named chancellor and dean of 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校，七月一日起生效. Liguori说道, former provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of West Florida, 是在全国范围的搜索中被选中的吗.
“I am honored and excited to serve as 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校’s next chancellor, and I look forward to building on our college’s commitment to student success and delivering transformational, 高影响力的教育. It is a wonderfully active and engaging campus with all the resources of a world-class 研究 university. I also welcome the opportunity to uphold Penn State’s land-grant mission, ensuring that our campus provides education and resources for our entire community,李国瑞说.
Liguori说道 will succeed Interim Chancellor Andrew August, who stepped into the role in October 2023 when previous Chancellor Margo DelliCarpini was named vice president for Commonwealth Campuses and executive chancellor at Penn State.
“I couldn’t be more pleased than to have Dr. Liguori说道 lead 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校,” DelliCarpini said. “他的教授背景, 研究er and administrator gives him unique insights that will help this campus continue reaching its potential under the new sustainable budget and academic framework we are working toward at Penn State. He has a proven track record of creating new academic programs, 寻找研究机会, and leveraging the strengths of each campus for which he has worked. Dr. Liguori说道 will serve 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 well.”
Liguori说道 brings a 30-year record of success in education, 研究 and community outreach and has held a series of positions with increasing responsibility and leadership.
他监督了14个,000 students and 250 faculty as well as a $95 million budget and $8 million in annual sponsored 研究 at the University of West Florida, where he was also a professor of movement sciences and health. 在那个位置之前, he served as the founding dean of the University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences for seven years. 在他任职期间, 他成功地扩大了学术项目, 教师的研究, 以及大学附属诊所, creating a thriving multidisciplinary college.
He was previously the head of the Health and Human Performance Department at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga and an associate professor at North Dakota State University, 其他教学岗位. Liguori说道’s 研究 and educational interests include health, physical activity and wellness. He has authored more than 55 peer-reviewed articles and five books, and he serves on the editorial boards of several academic journals.
He is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and serves on numerous boards and national organizations including on the board of directors of the American Association on Health and Disability.
Liguori说道 earned his doctorate in wellness and human development from North Dakota State University, a master’s degree in cardiac rehabilitation/exercise science from East Stroudsburg University, and a bachelor of science degree in fitness/wellness from the University of Central Missouri.
作为威尼斯人娱乐信誉平台分校的校长, Liguori说道 will be responsible for the quality of academic programs in teaching, 研究, and service; strategic planning; budgeting; philanthropy; faculty and staff development; outreach; and community and alumni relations.
位于费城以北5英里处, 阿宾顿 is a residential campus with more than 3,000 students and almost 300 full-time faculty and staff. Students can pursue 27 associate and bachelor’s degrees and six accelerated master’s degree programs at 阿宾顿 or complete any of Penn State’s 275 programs at another campus. The college also boasts an undergraduate 研究 program, 施赖尔荣誉学院, 以及14支NCAA三级田径队.
阿宾顿 is one of Penn State’s most diverse campuses, with more than 50% of students identifying as being from underrepresented groups, more than 40% as first-generation college students, 25%是成人学习者.
