Penn State Intercom......March
6, 2003
Vice president named for
Outreach
Craig D. Weidemann, vice provost and executive assistant to the president at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC), has been appointed vice president for outreach at Penn State, effective July 1. He will succeed James Ryan, who will retire after 22 years with the University, including 13 years in his current post.
Weidemann comes to Penn State with more than 28 years of experience in higher education, including four years in his current role at UMBC. During his career, he has administered outreach, continuing education, career services, research and academic programs at five different institutions, including Johns Hopkins University and the University of Illinois.
Weidemann will oversee programs that touch millions of Pennsylvanians and make the services of the University available to people worldwide. He had previously served as associate provost for academic affairs at UMBC from 1990 to 1995.
He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Illinois State University, a master's degree in counseling psychology from the University of Illinois at Springfield and a doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Georgia.
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