ABOUT THE VICE PRESIDENT

Ben M. Corpus, Ph.D.

After a nation-wide search, Dr. Ben M. Corpus was appointed as the Vice President for Student Development and Enrollment Management and Dean of Students and started on August 8th, 2005.  Prior to arriving at Baruch, Dr. Corpus served as Vice President for Student Development and Enrollment Management at Hostos Community College since 2001.  While at Hostos Dr. Corpus increased enrollment by 35% in 3 years, re-organized the Division, designed and implemented a Strategic Retention Plan, and implemented intercollegiate athletic teams for the first time in the college’s history.  After only three years, the college earned several conference championships and the National Championship in Men’s Basketball, only the second college in NYC history to have ever done so since 1950. 

Prior to Hostos, Dr. Corpus was the Senior Executive to the President at Plattsburgh State University – SUNY.  Between 1999 and 2001, Dr. Corpus also served as the acting Chief Student Affairs Officer supervising 92 staff members in 22 departments and overseeing a budget of $5.4 million.
 
Dr. Corpus worked and taught at NYU between 1993 and 1998.  He began as an academic advisor and assistant director of freshmen programs and orientation in the College of Arts and Science.  A year later he was hired to run a doctoral and professional development program in Higher Education Administration to prepare future community college presidents.  Prior to joining NYU, Dr. Corpus was the Assistant Chair in two academic departments at the University at Albany’s School of Public Health. 

Dr. Corpus was a Kellogg Fellow with the Hispanic Association for Colleges and Universities.  Dr. Corpus, a tenured associate professor at Baruch in Student Development and Counseling, received his bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Psychology and minored in English Literature at Oswego State University - SUNY, earned an M.S. from the University at Albany in Higher Education Administration & Policy and his Ph.D. from New York University in Higher Education Policy and Governance.  He has also completed the Program on Negotiation for Senior Executives at Harvard Law, and IEM at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University.