Alberto Jose Cardelle is an American educator and academic who is currently serving as the 9th President of the

State University of New York at Oneonta The State University of New York College at Oneonta, also known as SUNY Oneonta, is a public college in Oneonta, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. History SUNY Oneonta was established in 1889 as the Oneon ...

. Cardelle is a native of

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. He received a bachelor's degree in Biology and Latin American studies from

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, a Master of Public Health degree from

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, and a doctoral degree in international studies from the

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. Upon graduating, he held various positions in public health, working with groups like

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and the

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. Cardelle was an assistant professor of public health at

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, and later became a vice-provost and dean there. He later served as a provost and vice president for academic affairs at

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. In July 2021, SUNY Chancellor

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and the SUNY Board of Trustees announced that they were appointing Cardelle as President of SUNY Oneonta. He assumed office on September 6, 2021.

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