ALBANY, N.Y. — A top official at Onondaga Community College (OCC) is set to lead another SUNY campus in the Capital Region. The SUNY board of trustees on Tuesday voted to name Anastasia Urtz as the eighth president to lead SUNY Adirondack. Urtz currently serves as provost and senior VP of academic and student affairs […]
ALBANY, N.Y. — A top official at Onondaga Community College (OCC) is set to lead another SUNY campus in the Capital Region.
The SUNY board of trustees on Tuesday voted to name Anastasia Urtz as the eighth president to lead SUNY Adirondack. Urtz currently serves as provost and senior VP of academic and student affairs at OCC, per the SUNY announcement.
Urtz will assume the presidency this summer following the retirement of current SUNY Adirondack President Kristine Duffy. The school has campuses in Queensbury, Saratoga, and a location in Glens Falls, per its website.
“Selecting a new campus president is not just about leadership; it’s about vision, experience, and a deep commitment to student success,” the SUNY board of trustees said in the announcement. “With over a decade of dedicated service at Onondaga Community College and a distinguished career in higher education, Provost Urtz possesses the expertise, passion, and strategic insight necessary to maintain SUNY Adirondack’s momentum and we wish her absolute success as she embarks on this exciting new endeavor.”
As OCC provost, Urtz has led implementation of integrated student support services and worked with faculty to establish more than 20 new programs in health care, science and technology, business, and the liberal arts over her tenure in her current role, SUNY said.
In addition, Urtz has collaborated to “strengthen” the high school-to-college pipeline, engage adult learners, expand civic engagement, and foster student success.
Those efforts have led to enrollment gains of 14 percent since fall 2023 and contributed to Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) naming OCC as its community college partner in preparing technicians for a projected $100 billion investment in semiconductor technology in the town of Clay and across upstate New York.
Prior to her service at OCC, Urtz served as executive director of the Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Onondaga County and held several positions at Syracuse University as well, SUNY said.
