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Meet SCCC’s next president By: Adina Genn April 28, 2021 Comments Off on Meet SCCC’s next president
Suffolk County Community College’s next president is Edward Bonahue, a Long Island native.
The current provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Santa Fe College in Florida, Bonahue was appointed SCCC president by the State University of New York Board of Trustees. The announcement was made by the SUNY Board of Trustees and SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras on Monday.
Bonahue, a veteran higher education executive with more than 20 years of experience in community college education, described his new role as a “tremendous honor and privilege.”
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Observer-Dispatch
ALBANY State University of New York Board of Trustees has appointed SUNY Provost Tod A. Laursen as acting president for SUNY Polytechnic Institute.
Laursen’s appointment is effective immediately, and he will lead the Utica and Albany campuses in preparing for the return of students in the spring in accordance with SUNY guidance to reopen safely.
A search for a permanent SUNY Poly president will begin shortly.
Laursen also will work with Chancellor Jim Malatras to ensure a smooth transition of his current responsibilities as senior vice chancellor and provost of SUNY system administration to Provost-in-Charge Dr. Fatemeh (Shadi) Shahedipour-Sandvik, who was appointed by Malatras.