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SUNY Canton selects new provost/vice president for academic affairs

Posted 4/4/19

CANTON -- A highly-regarded educator and assessment expert from Purchase College has been selected to lead academics at SUNY Canton. De Cooke will come to SUNY Canton from Purchase College, where she …

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SUNY Canton selects new provost/vice president for academic affairs

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CANTON -- A highly-regarded educator and assessment expert from Purchase College has been selected to lead academics at SUNY Canton.

De Cooke will come to SUNY Canton from Purchase College, where she is an associate professor of psychology and the associate provost for academic affairs. Previously, she was chair of the College Senate and faculty presiding officer and acting dean of the School of the Arts. She will begin her new position on July 1.

“Dr. De Cooke's extensive educational leadership experience will help SUNY Canton continue to grow as Northern New York's premiere career-driven college,” Szafran said. “She has successfully led initiatives in student success, program development, strategic planning, and assessment which are critical areas of focus as our college continues to expand.”

“I am so pleased to be joining the SUNY Canton community and look forward to working closely with Dr. Szafran, campus leadership, faculty, staff, and students to advance the mission of the college,” De Cooke said in the announcement from the college. “Everyone was so warm and welcoming during my visit to campus. I can't wait to get started!”

De Cooke has teaching experience from high school through graduate levels and has taught many courses in introductory and developmental psychology. She has published or presented more than 50 papers on factors influencing student learning and performance.

Purchase College Provost Barry Pearson congratulated De Cook on her appointment as provost of SUNY Canton. “It is gratifying to see Dr. De Cooke join the ranks of other former Purchase faculty and staff members who have taken on important leadership roles in educational institutions across the country. We're proud and grateful for what Dr. De Cooke has accomplished during her 24 years at Purchase College. We have no doubt that she will be a transformative leader and wish her luck in her new role,” Pearson said.

De Cook earned her master's and doctorate in developmental psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, and her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.

The provost and vice president of academic affairs at SUNY Canton serves as the chief academic administrator at the college. The office is jointly overseen on an interim basis by Molly A. Mott, associate provost and dean of academic support services, and Kenneth Erickson, dean of the School of Science, Health and Criminal Justice.