April 4, 2023 – Stone Ridge, NY – The American Association of University Women has invited SUNY Ulster President Dr. Alison Buckley to participate on a panel in their 2023 AAUW NYS Celebration of College Women Presidents. This celebration will be presented via Zoom on Saturday, April 8; from 9:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Dr. Buckley will take part during panel II at 11 a.m. where she will discuss her unique experience as SUNY Ulster president, her mentors, and the challenges that appear with incoming academically unprepared students from 2020.
In addition to Alison Buckley, Ed.D., other panelists include Denise A. Battles, Ph.D. from SUNY Geneseo; Katherine S. Conway-Turner, Ph.D. from SUNY Buffalo State University; Kristine D. Duffy, Ed. D. from SUNY Adirondack; Amy Kremenek, D.M. from Tompkins Cortland Community College; Mary C. Toale, Ph.D. from SUNY Oswego; and Lisa Vollendorf, Ph.D. from SUNY Empire State College.
AAUW has been a national, non-partisan, grassroots organization promoting equity and education for women and girls since 1881. This organization advocates for women, helps women pursue graduate studies, and empowers women to challenge sex discrimination.
Dr. Buckley established her presidency of SUNY Ulster in July 2022. Before her role at SUNY Ulster, she served as Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services at Howard Community College in Columbia, MD. During her time there, Howard was consistently recognized for best practices in the field of enrollment management and had the strongest enrollment among Maryland’s community colleges. Following that Dr. Buckley was Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs at Connecticut State Community Colleges in New Britain, CT. In this role she was responsible for establishing the strategic enrollment management direction for the state’s community colleges and led the reform efforts for student affairs to ensure all community college students had the support and resources needed to be successful.
Dr. Buckley received a bachelor’s degree from Randolph College, a master’s degree in history and a postgraduate certificate in museum studies from the University of Delaware, an M.Phil. in women’s studies from the University of Dublin, Trinity College, an MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park, and a doctorate in organizational leadership studies from Northeastern University.
