SUNY New Paltz names new associate vice president for student affairs

SUNY New Paltz announces the appointment of Linda Eaton as the College’s new Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, effective July 1.

In this role, Eaton will supervise the departments of Residence Life, Career Resource Center, Disability Resources Center, Student Activities and Union Services, Center for Student Development, and Campus Media Center.

Eaton has been at SUNY New Paltz since her initial appointment as Associate Dean of Students in 1994. In 1997, she was promoted to her current position as Dean of Students. During her tenure, Eaton developed the Emerging Leaders Program at SUNY New Paltz and was the key developer of the Co-Curricular Transcript. Her work with the Office of Civil Rights, when SUNY New Paltz underwent a Title IX audit as part of a larger SUNY audit, earned the campus a clean audit trail and positioned the College as a model campus in the SUNY System for its policies and procedures. She has also overseen the College’s student judicial program for the past 20 years.

“I very much appreciate the opportunity to accept the new challenges and responsibilities associated with this position,” said Eaton. “I am particularly pleased to be able to contribute to the New Paltz college community in new and expanded ways.”

Eaton holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Olivet College and a master’s degree in counseling and higher education administration from Western Michigan University.

Her promotion follows the resignation of current Associate Vice President Ray Schwarz,who has assumed a new part-time role at the College assisting President Donald P. Christian on implementation of the College’s strategic plan.