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Wilson Announces Selection of California Virtual University Foundation Chief Executive Officer SACRAMENTO - Governor Pete Wilson recently announced that Stanley Chodorow, Ph.D. has been named Chief Executive Officer of the California Virtual University (CVU) Foundation. Dr. Chodorow was selected as the Foundation's CEO after a nationwide search. "I am truly pleased that Stan Chodorow, an educator of impeccable credentials as well as a fellow San Diegan, has agreed to head the California Virtual University Foundation," Wilson said. "I launched the CVU to move California to an environment where quality learning opportunities are available to the greatest number of Californians possible, anywhere, anytime. The new CVU Foundation will benefit greatly from Dr. Chodorow's considerable skills and experience as it works to fulfill this important goal." Dr. Chodorow was Provost of the University of Pennsylvania from July 1994 to December 1997, where he was responsible for the academic programs offered by the 12 schools of the university. In addition, Dr. Chodorow led an executive staff of deans and vice provosts for research, graduate studies, student life, libraries, and computing. Prior to that, Dr. Chodorow spent 25 years at the University of California at San Diego as Professor, Dean of Arts and Humanities, and as Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Planning. "I am excited to be in a position to help California's institutions of higher learning take the lead in distance education," Dr. Chodorow said. "California's universities and colleges are linchpins of the state's economy and social well-being. CVU will increase both the pace and scope of their enormous contributions." The California Virtual University is a joint project of the four segments of higher education in California: University of California, California State University, California Community Colleges, and the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities. With the goal of extending access to higher education to a larger percentage of the state's population, the CVU operates an Internet-based catalog of online and technology mediated courses and degree programs offered by accredited California colleges and universities. Ninety-five campuses link more than 1,600 courses and 100 certificate and degree programs to the CVU catalog, which can be found on the Web at www.california.edu. Launched by gubernatorial executive order in April 1997, the California Virtual University was created by a design team of representatives from California's higher education segments. In late July 1998, the project was turned over to the private nonprofit California Virtual University Foundation, which is jointly owned and controlled by the participating colleges and universities. "We have spent a year putting the academic and technical base of the California Virtual University into place," said Dr. Carol Tomlinson-Keasey, Vice Provost for Academic Initiatives for the University of California and Chair of the CVU Foundation board of directors. "I am delighted that, with the hiring of Stan as the Chief Executive Officer, we have a leader who understands how to combine academic quality and digital capabilities to meet the educational needs of the state." |
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