SUNY Oswego appoints Eichhorn as dean of graduate studies

OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego announced it has appointed Kristen Campbell Eichhorn as its dean of graduate studies, effective July 1.

She is a former presidential faculty fellow and chair of communication studies at the university. Eicchorn is currently completing an American Council on Education Fellowship at Cornell University.

Eichhorn succeeds Mary C. Toale, interim dean of SUNY Oswego’s Division of Graduate Studies since December, who returns to her role as professor and chair of communication studies.

Promoted to full professor in 2014, Eichhorn has a “distinguished record” of teaching, research, and service in her nearly 10 years with the college, including serving as one of two senators to the SUNY-wide Faculty Senate, the university said in a news release.

In her role in SUNY Oswego’s President’s Office, Eichhorn has been involved with reviewing, devising, and implementing college-wide policies and procedures, including diversity and inclusion training, family leave and lactation rooms, faculty and staff search processes, and child-protection policies. She has served on the steering committee preparing the college’s next report to the Middle States Association accrediting body.

Serving as chair of communication studies at SUNY Oswego for four years, Eichhorn provided leadership for 43 full- and part-time faculty, support personnel, and professional staff, as well as more than 850 students in four undergraduate programs, the release stated.

Eichhorn received her bachelor’s degree in communication studies and Spanish from Canisius College, her master’s degree in communication research from West Virginia University, and her doctorate in communication research from the University of Miami.

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