Penn State Intercom......March 6, 2003
Burke to be named dean, CEO
of Erie 
John D. "Jack" Burke, senior associate dean, has been recommended for appointment as dean and campus executive officer of Penn State Erie. The board of trustees will act on the recommendation at its March 21 meeting.
Burke has served as interim dean and campus executive officer of the campus since July 1, 2001, following the appointment of John Lilley as president of the University of Nevada, Reno.
As the college's chief academic and administrative officer, Burke will be responsible for the quality of Penn State Erie's academic programs in teaching, research and service, and overall operations of the campus, including strategic planning and budgeting, fund raising, alumni and community relations, intercollegiate athletics, outreach activities, faculty and staff development and personnel matters.
Burke has been at Penn State Erie since 1981, serving as senior associate provost and senior associate dean. His primary responsibilities included curricular coordination and review, budget planning and resource allocation, academic policy implementation, enrollment management, facilities planning and management, educational technology and computing, and faculty affairs.
Burke has had responsibility for a wide variety of academic units and services such as Admissions, the Library, the Media and Instructional Support Center, the Honors/
Scholars Program, the Learning Resource Center, the Division of Undergraduate Studies, Financial Aid and Study Abroad.
Previously, he served as associate dean at the State University of New York's Empire State College, where he was in charge of academic affairs for the college's Buffalo Regional Center.
Burke has a bachelor's degree in geography from the State University College at Oswego, N.Y. He earned a master's degree and doctorate in geography from the State University of New York at Buffalo. In 1986, he earned a certificate from Harvard University's Institute for Educational Management.
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