To the Campus Community:

As we prepare for the fall term, I want to advise you about a realignment of duties and responsibilities of some Cabinet members.

Effective immediately, Matt Colson, Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement, will assume oversight of Marketing and Communications. The alignment of Development and Communications is common, and Vice President Colson has a great deal of background in these areas. Matt will work with Katy Tatzel who will now devote exclusive attention to serving as the College’s Chief Communications and External Relations Officer and the increasing demands of this critical function. Katy will continue to work directly with my office and Cabinet members on the numerous regular communications with both the campus and external constituencies. Katy and Matt will collaborate to further the Farmingdale brand, sustain our success in marketing, and raise our profile both locally and regionally. To clearly distinguish functions and responsibilities, the area formerly known as Institutional Advancement will now become Marketing and Communications.

With the pending departure of Admissions Director Jeff Levine, Enrollment Management will temporarily report to Executive Vice President and CFO, Greg O’Connor. We expect to fill the new Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Engagement position near the start of the fall term. I have asked Greg to meet with our Admissions staff as we continue our highly successful enrollment efforts and prepare for transitioning to the incoming vice president.

These changes will strengthen each area and better position the College to both raise our profile and recruit promising students in the coming semesters.