Greg Weisenstein

Dr. Greg R. Weisenstein (born c. 1947[1]) is the current President of West Chester University of Pennsylvania (WCUPA). He became the university's 14th President on September 25, 2009.[2] Weisenstein received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Washington and his doctorate in Education from the University of Kansas. He was Dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Development, at Montana State University from 1999, and then became H Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of North Dakota.

Weisenstein has written four books, over 80 articles, and 150 major presentations on scientific and management topics. In addition, he has served on four U.S. Presidential committees through the Department of Labor. He also spent time as an international negotiator and facilitator, having negotiated agreements in Western, Central, and Eastern Europe. He served as the lead negotiator for negotiations with former President Gorbachev in developing an agreement to serve the educational and scientific communities in Russia and the United States.[3]

On Oct. 1, 2015, he announced his upcoming retirement in the State of the University address. He is set to retire on March 21, 2016. Weisenstein said he wants to pursue "some other opportunity."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Snyder, Susan (October 2, 2015). "West Chester U.'s president to step down". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Inauguration Highlights". Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  3. ↑ "Greg Weisenstein" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-15.
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