OSWEGO — The man who the SUNY board of trustees has selected to serve as the next president of SUNY Oswego will begin his new duties in mid-August. Peter Nwosu will become the school’s 11th president following the retirement of former president Deborah Stanley in December 2021. Officer-in-Charge Mary Toale will assist with the leadership […]
OSWEGO — The man who the SUNY board of trustees has selected to serve as the next president of SUNY Oswego will begin his new duties in mid-August.
Peter Nwosu will become the school’s 11th president following the retirement of former president Deborah Stanley in December 2021. Officer-in-Charge Mary Toale will assist with the leadership transition.
Nwosu’s appointment is effective Aug. 15, per the school’s June 6 announcement.
“As SUNY moves forward with the four pillars of our vision — student success; research and scholarship; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and economic development and upward mobility for our students — our campus leadership is crucial to fulfilling our promise to transform SUNY into the best public higher education system for our students, faculty, and staff,” SUNY Chancellor John King, Jr., said in the announcement. “My congratulations to SUNY Oswego as we look to welcome Dr. Peter Nwosu and prepare for Fall 2023.”
Nwosu joins SUNY from Herbert H. Lehman College in New York City, where he is provost and senior VP for academic affairs and student success. Nwosu is an American Council on Education fellow and Fulbright scholar.
“My career has been and will continue to focus on student success, and what struck me at SUNY Oswego was the energy around campus to create opportunities,” Nwosu said. “Students are encouraged and guided by faculty and staff to get the most out of their education and follow their path — that is the power of education to transform lives and ignite new possibilities.”
“His deep-rooted record in higher education, most recently as Provost at Herbert H. Lehman College — one of the 25-member colleges of the City University of New York (CUNY) — combined with his commitment and belief in student success, equity, access, community engagement and economic development, and shared governance resonated with our university community,” James McMahon, who chairs the SUNY Oswego College Council, said of Nwosu. “Our greater campus community engaged in this important and exciting process, supporting the resolute efforts of the Search Committee and the College Council. SUNY Oswego thanks Chairman Tisch and the SUNY Board of Trustees, and Chancellor King for their official appointment of President Nwosu.”
Nwosu background
Prior his work at Herbert H. Lehman College, Nwosu served as provost and VP for academic affairs at Clark Atlanta University (CAU), a historically Black college or university (HBCU) and Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution.
Before joining CAU, Nwosu served as associate VP for academic programs and accreditation liaison officer at California State University, Fullerton, one of the 23 campuses of the California State University system.
Nwosu is a graduate of the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education and received his Ph.D. in communication studies from Howard University, his master’s degree in liberal studies from Towson University, and his bachelor’s degree in mass communication and journalism from the Institute of Management and Technology in Enugu, Nigeria, SUNY Oswego said.