Dr. Joseph B. Moore, President of SUNY Empire State College, will chair UMUC’s Middle States evaluation team.

On July 1, 2000, Dr. Joseph Moore assumed the position of president of the State University of New York’s Empire State College. He now oversees an institution that makes college programs available to working adults who require a flexible alternative to campus-based programs. Empire State College has over 35 locations throughout New York State, five international locations, and a rapidly expanding range of web-based distance learning programs. The college is a pioneer in offering faculty-guided, individualized associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs; for developing online degree programs and other distance learning options; and for evaluating learning from work and life experience for college credit. In the 2002-03, the college enrolled more than 17,000 students, and now has more than 42,000 alumni.

Now in his fifth year at Empire State College, Dr. Moore has placed an emphasis on strengthening the College’s commitment to high quality education for adult learners, and ensuring that it is delivered consistently, whether a student is enrolled in New York City or Buffalo, Prague or Athens. Dr. Moore also has made priorities of further integrating technology into education in ways that support student learning and employee productivity; supporting professional development of faculty and staff; increasing the diversity of students, employees, curriculum; introducing new academic programs that meet the needs of adult learners and the communities in which they live, and promoting the visibility of the College.

Immediately before coming to Empire State College, Dr. Moore served as the provost and vice president for academic affairs at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. He led efforts at Mansfield University to develop collaborative partnerships with community colleges, business and industry, and the nonprofit sector; to develop new academic programs; and to increase the service region of the University.

Dr. Moore spent many years in Vermont higher education, including seven years in the Chancellor’s Office of the Vermont State Colleges, where he was director of planning and academic affairs. Previously he had been a department chairperson and a faculty member.

Dr. Moore has a B.A. degree in English from the University of Massachusetts, Summa Cum Laude; an M.A. in English from the University of New Hampshire; and an Ed.D. in Education Administration from the University of Vermont. He is a member of the Commission on Adult Learning and Educational Credentials of the American Council on Education (ACE), the Committee on International Education of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), and vice chair of the Council of Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL).