
The University of New Mexico
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Contact: Carolyn Gonzales 277-5920
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June 20, 2007
Page Selected New UNM-LA Executive Director
University of New Mexico interim Provost Viola Florez has announced the appointment of Cedric Page as the new executive director at UNM-Los Alamos effective July 1. Page succeeds Carlos Ramirez, who will remain in an advisory role through July 2007.
“We are pleased that Dr. Page has accepted the position at UNM-LA and are excited about the possibilities for this growing campus under his leadership,” Florez said.
Page joined the UNM-LA staff in January 2007 as dean of instruction. He said he was attracted to UNM-LA because of the dedication and efforts of the UNM-LA staff and faculty to serve the diverse education and training needs of students from the communities of northern New Mexico.
Prior to coming to UNM-LA, Page served as dean of faculty and senior vice-president for academic affairs at DigiPen Institute of Technology in Redmond, Wash.
“The position of executive director at UNM-LA is the right job, at the right time, and in the right place because of the opportunities for traditional and non-traditional students to experience high quality education programs and to work with a highly qualified faculty with a focus on excellence and student success. Helping to create, manage and deliver these educational and training experiences for our students is very exciting,” Page said.
Page said UNM-LA must continue to serve the diverse population of prospective students with quality academic and transfer and technical degrees and certificates. With a focus on students, Page said, UNM-LA will be effective in meeting community needs. Page will continue to promote the role of volunteerism and the value of service learning and civic engagement for undergraduates at UNM-LA.
Prior to DigiPen, Page served as executive director at the Center for Social Responsibility and Community at SUNY College in Oneonta, NY. He served as associate director for minority affairs and academic programs at the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board in Olympia, Wash., and as executive director of the Community Technical Skills Center in Denver, Colo.
Page’s teaching experience includes faculty positions at DigiPen, SUNY College at Oneonta, the University of Colorado, and the US Air Force Academy. Page earned his doctorate in Urban and Social Geography from Rutgers University. He currently holds the tenured position of professor of geography at UNM-LA.
While acclimating to his new role, Page said he will be assessing education and training needs. “It is important to me to be a good listener and to spend as much time as possible listening to and collaborating with students, faculty, staff and the many stakeholders from the communities of northern New Mexico,” he said.
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