Kirkpatrick, Casamento Enjoy New Roles
Jonathan Monfiletto
Issue date: 12/4/09 Section: News
Nearly a semester into their new positions in Utica College's reorganized administration, Provost Judy Kirkpatrick and Senior Vice President Laura Casamento both say they are excited about what their new duties involve.
Kirkpatrick was named provost and vice president for academic affairs after previously serving as dean of the faculty. Casamento was named senior vice president and chief advancement officer after previously serving as vice president of institutional advancement.
As provost, Kirkpatrick said she is now responsible primarily for the various academic aspects of college life, including the library, IITS, graduate and extended studies, academic support, the registrar's office and the deans.
She said her new duties give the college the opportunity to look at students wholly as individuals.
"It's giving us the opportunity for a wider conversation on how we can work to give the best education for students," Kirkpatrick said. "We want to do what makes sense best for students."
She said the conversation includes all students - graduate and undergraduate, on-campus and commuter - to make their engaged in the UC experience.
That means embracing groups such as the UC Student Senate, which she called "the voice for everybody on campus," and the classroom committee headed by Dean of Students Ken Kelly.
While her new position means more duties, Kirkpatrick said she has enjoyed being able to see a wider view of UC instead of focusing on a strictly academic aspect.
"I'm excited," Kirkpatrick said. "It's more work, of course, but it's fun. It's good to see the big picture and have the right people."
Casamento said her new role involves overseeing financial affairs, admissions and enrollment management, whereas she was responsible for just one department under her old title.
"I enjoy it very much," she said. "It's very challenging. I have a lot of respect for the college."
To illustrate how the reorganization benefits the college, Casamento compared President Hutton to a CEO of a company with many departments to oversee. It is easy to become lost in the details, she said.
With the new roles that Kirkpatrick and Casamento have taken on, Casamento said Hutton can focus less on thinking strategy and more on meeting with potential donors.
"He has to worry less about day-to-day details," Casamento said.
Kirkpatrick agreed, noting the model adopted for the reorganization is one that other schools have adopted and is becoming more common.
"It helps the president get out more," she said. "He can do more off-campus fundraising, and it makes it a smoother model."
Casamento said she is excited about her new role in UC's administration and is thankful for the chance to make a difference at the college.
"Utica College is an incredible place to work, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to be here," she said. "I look forward to continuing to help the college position itself for a very successful future."
Kirkpatrick was named provost and vice president for academic affairs after previously serving as dean of the faculty. Casamento was named senior vice president and chief advancement officer after previously serving as vice president of institutional advancement.
As provost, Kirkpatrick said she is now responsible primarily for the various academic aspects of college life, including the library, IITS, graduate and extended studies, academic support, the registrar's office and the deans.
She said her new duties give the college the opportunity to look at students wholly as individuals.
"It's giving us the opportunity for a wider conversation on how we can work to give the best education for students," Kirkpatrick said. "We want to do what makes sense best for students."
She said the conversation includes all students - graduate and undergraduate, on-campus and commuter - to make their engaged in the UC experience.
That means embracing groups such as the UC Student Senate, which she called "the voice for everybody on campus," and the classroom committee headed by Dean of Students Ken Kelly.
While her new position means more duties, Kirkpatrick said she has enjoyed being able to see a wider view of UC instead of focusing on a strictly academic aspect.
"I'm excited," Kirkpatrick said. "It's more work, of course, but it's fun. It's good to see the big picture and have the right people."
Casamento said her new role involves overseeing financial affairs, admissions and enrollment management, whereas she was responsible for just one department under her old title.
"I enjoy it very much," she said. "It's very challenging. I have a lot of respect for the college."
To illustrate how the reorganization benefits the college, Casamento compared President Hutton to a CEO of a company with many departments to oversee. It is easy to become lost in the details, she said.
With the new roles that Kirkpatrick and Casamento have taken on, Casamento said Hutton can focus less on thinking strategy and more on meeting with potential donors.
"He has to worry less about day-to-day details," Casamento said.
Kirkpatrick agreed, noting the model adopted for the reorganization is one that other schools have adopted and is becoming more common.
"It helps the president get out more," she said. "He can do more off-campus fundraising, and it makes it a smoother model."
Casamento said she is excited about her new role in UC's administration and is thankful for the chance to make a difference at the college.
"Utica College is an incredible place to work, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to be here," she said. "I look forward to continuing to help the college position itself for a very successful future."
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