Oct. 25, 2006 

NYIT Appoints New Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Old Westbury, N.Y., Oct. 25, 2006: New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) announced the appointment of Richard Pizer, Ph.D., to provost and vice president for academic affairs. Reporting to NYIT President Edward Guiliano, Ph.D., Pizer will direct the college’s academic programs in teaching and research. In addition, he will oversee the libraries, research centers, teaching initiatives, academic planning and budgeting, as well as manage faculty and curriculum development. He will also be the chief liaison between NYIT’s faculty members and their labor representatives.

“It is clear that NYIT is becoming ever more committed to faculty research and scholarship and continues to develop an increasingly student-centered culture,” says Pizer. “I look forward to working with my colleagues in achieving these goals.”

Pizer, an accomplished chemist, brings to NYIT more than 35 years of experience as an administrator, professor and researcher. He joins NYIT from Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), where he served as provost and vice president for academic affairs, and from the office of the president at CUNY’s Graduate Center. There, he worked on doctoral education in the sciences and on the development of clinical doctoral programs. Previously, he was dean of graduate studies and research at CUNY Brooklyn College.

“Dr. Pizer brings a wealth of experience and strong academic record to NYIT. His exceptional qualifications and leadership skills will help guide us into the 21st century,” says President Guiliano. “The programs he will create in our graduate centers will go a long way toward helping the college establish its 21st-century identity.”

Pizer’s research has involved the application of experimental and computational techniques in the study of boron acid complexation reactions and macrocyclic inclusion chemistry. His research has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Throughout his career, Pizer has taught across all university levels, from non-major science courses to second-level doctoral seminars. His former graduate students serve on university, community college and high school faculties and hold positions in government and private sector laboratories.

Pizer, a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y., earned a Doctor of Philosophy in chemistry from Brandeis University and a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry from Johns Hopkins University. He has been a visiting fellow at the Research School of Chemistry of the Australian National University and is a member of the American Chemical Society and Sigma Xi, an international scientific research society.

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