SUNY Empire State College Names Dean Of School for Graduate Studies

SARATOGA SPRINGS — SUNY Empire State College announced this week that Tai Arnold has been named dean of the college’s School for Graduate Studies. She has been serving as acting dean since 2013 and was selected for the permanent position following a national search. “Tai is a tremendous asset to the School for Graduate Studies and Empire State College and I am pleased that she will provide leadership for the growth of our high-quality, robust graduate programs,” said Merodie A. Hancock, president of SUNY Empire State College. “Tai has decades of experience across the higher-education environment, understands how to move graduate education forward and is a very strong advocate for the faculty, staff and students.” Arnold has been at the college since 1998 and has served in a variety of roles, including assistant vice president for academic programs, director of program development and assistant to the vice president of academic affairs. Arnold was instrumental in establishing “Credit Where Credit is Due: Veteran and Military Pathway to the MBA,” which was funded by a $530,000 grant from the Graduate Management Admissions Council’s Management for Education for Tomorrow Fund, as well as a B.A., B.S. and B.P.S. in public affairs, and several graduate certificates.