HVCC Presidential Finalist Face the Campus

The week of February 24th to February 28th, 2025, students, staff, and faculty were all able to meet Hudson Valley Community College’s new presidential finalists. The finalists consisted of the following: -Michael S. Brophy, Ph.D., President, Hilbert College-J. Kyle Dalpe, Ph.D., President, Western Nevada College-Christopher M. Reber, Ph.D., President, Hudson County Community College-Irene Rios, Ph.D., Ammerman Campus CEO/Executive Dean, College-wide Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs, Suffolk County Community College. Student Open Sessions were at 2 PM this week, where many members
of the student body were able to ask questions and get their opinions on the finalists. Many members of Student Senate, including president Austin Shulkin, and Vice President Ryan Connors, both members of the presidential search committee, were present to ask hard hitting questions that a college presidential candidate must be able to answer.

These candidates all gave solid answers on questions regarding student advocacy, campus engagement, AI in corporation, and other foundational aspects of a growing community college. After the controversial termination of Dr. Roger Ramsammy, HVCC’s previous president, the road ahead seems bright for Hudson Valley Community College, as all candidates show a strong drive and passion to make HVCC the best it can be. “Overall, a very strong candidate pool. It was an excellent time for the presidential search. With many other pools ending, we were able to have a very strong pool with an original number of over 70 candidates. There was good diversity both in age, gender, and race, and overall, the campus community is very pleased with the final four.” President of Student Senate and Presidential Search Committee Member Austin Shulkin had to say. All of these candidates have solid approval ratings from students, staff, and faculty alike. The goal by the search committee is to have a June inauguration of our next president. Keep an eye on the Campus chronicle for more information.