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SUNY Canton's acting president in town Thursday to meet with campus community

Posted 5/15/13

CANTON -- SUNY Canton’s acting president, President Joseph C. Hoffman, will visit campus Thursday to meet administrators, faculty, staff and students. Hoffman will officially take over June 1, …

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SUNY Canton's acting president in town Thursday to meet with campus community

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CANTON -- SUNY Canton’s acting president, President Joseph C. Hoffman, will visit campus Thursday to meet administrators, faculty, staff and students.

Hoffman will officially take over June 1, replacing Interim President Carli C. Schiffner.

Hoffman has worked at SUNY Maritime since 1977.

He originally served as a mathematics and computer science professor. He was named a distinguished teaching professor in 2001.

He also served as the Maritime’s provost and vice president for academic affairs from 2006 to 2012.

Hoffman earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science from SUNY Maritime College in 1975.

He also holds a master’s degree in mathematics from Adelphi University, and he received his doctorate in education from LaSalle University in 1998.

The SUNY Board of Trustees awarded him the distinguished teaching professor title in 2001.

He also served as a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve from May 1975 to August 1992.

Schiffner has accepted a position as vice president of instruction at Wenatchee Valley College in Washington State.