University Park, Pa. — Larry R. Pollock has been named campus executive officer for Penn State New Kensington, a unit of Pennsylvania State University's Commonwealth College, effective May 1, 2003.
Currently acting campus executive officer at New Kensington, Pollock has been director of student affairs at the campus since 1972. For five prior years, he was coordinator of the department of cooperative education at Drexel University. He also served with the U.S. Marine Corps at NATO Headquarters in Naples, Italy. He earned his baccalaureate in art education from Penn State and his D.Ed. in the management of human resources from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He also has earned three master's degrees: an M.S. in human behavior and development from Drexel, an M.A. in student personnel services from Glassboro State College, and an M.Ed. in art education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Pollock's extensive community involvement in Westmoreland County and the Alle-Kiski region has included leadership roles with such organizations as the United Way, the Alle-Kiski Arts Consortium, the Visiting Nurses Association, the Rotary of Lower Burrell, and the Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania. He has also received Penn State's Award for Outstanding Service to Students.
"After conducting a national search, we determined that the very best candidate for the CEO position was right here all along," said Commonwealth College Dean Diane M. Disney. "Dr. Pollock is totally committed to the campus, where he is widely loved and respected. He has done an excellent job while acting in the position and should do even better now that there is a permanent appointment."
In accepting the position, Pollock said that he was delighted to be assuming his new role in Penn State's Commonwealth College. "After many years of working with the Penn State New Kensington faculty, staff, and students, it is a great honor to be selected to be the CEO. I am confident of the continued growth and success of the campus."
Located on a 72-acre campus in Upper Burrell in the Greater Pittsburgh area, Penn State New Kensington offers nine associate's degrees, five baccalaureate degrees, and a master's degree, as well as the first two years of education for over 160 Penn State majors. One of 12 campuses in the Commonwealth College, the New Kensington campus enrolls some 1,100 students, plus a similar number in its continuing education program.
For more information on Penn State New Kensington, visit http://www.nk.psu.edu/