Dennis Craig is an American academic administrator who served as the Interim President of both

SUNY Purchase The State University of New York at Purchase (commonly Purchase College or SUNY Purchase) is a Public college, public Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Purchase, New York. It is one of 13 comprehensive colleges ...

and

SUNY 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 ...

Education

Craig graduated from

SUNY Plattsburgh The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh (SUNY Plattsburgh) is a public college in Plattsburgh, New York. The college was founded in 1889 and officially opened in 1890. The college is part of the State University of New York (SUN ...

and obtained a master's in history from

Farleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private university with its main campuses in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Founded in 1942, Fairleigh Dickinson University currently offers more than 100 degree programs to its students. In addition to its tw ...

. He also obtained a Management and Leadership in Higher Education certificate from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

Academic career

Craig served as the director of admissions of

Montclair State University Montclair State University (MSU) is a Public university, public research university in Montclair, New Jersey, with parts of the campus extending into Little Falls, New Jersey, Little Falls. As of fall 2018, Montclair State was, by enrollment, ...

for five years. He has also served as the admissions director for the

Culinary Institute of America Culinary arts are the cuisine arts of food preparation, cooking and presentation of food, usually in the form of meals. People working in this field – especially in establishments such as restaurants – are commonly called chefs or ...

. Craig joined

in 2006 as a vice president. On April 30, 2019, the State University of New York Board of Trustees appointed Craig to serve as interim president of SUNY Purchase following the announced departure of Thomas Schwarz, effective August 1, 2019. Following the resignation of SUNY Oneonta President

Barbara Jean Morris Barbara Jean Morris is an American academic administrator who currently serves as the 18th president of Prescott College. Education Barbara Jean Morris completed a B.A. in political science at San Diego State University. Morris earned an M. ...

Jim Malatras James J. Malatras (born 1977) is an American government official and university administrator who was the Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY) system from August 2020 until his resignation in January 2022. Malatras received his ...

appointed Craig to serve as the interim president of SUNY Oneonta. After Alberto Cardelle was appointed to become the next president of the university, Craig returned to Purchase.

References

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