July 13, 2011
Newburgh, NY -
Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY has filled three key
posts this summer.
Walden, NY resident Art Criss has been named vice
president for enrollment management; Mary Hinton of Milford, Pa.,
vice president for planning and assessment; and Alice Walters of
Wappingers Falls, NY, associate dean for academic affairs.
Criss comes from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana
where he served as vice president of enrollmentmanagement,
admissions, retention and financial aid.
Previously, at Dominican University of California in San Rafael,
Criss was assistant vice president of undergraduate admissions.
Among many accomplishments at both schools, Criss formulated
recruitment and marketing plans which opened new geographic areas
and boosted enrollment.
Criss has actively served his local communities in Rotary
International, and as an United Way Big Brother, volunteer
EMT/firefighter and Meals on Wheels volunteer.
Criss earned an MBA degree in strategic leadership from
Dominican University of California and a BA degree in business
management from Lynchburg College.
Prior to joining Mount Saint Mary College, Mary Hinton served as
associate vice president of academic affairs and chief
planning and diversity officer at Misericordia University, Dallas,
Pa. She was responsible for academic assessment
and institutional research and effectiveness, and undertook
the development, implementation and assessment of the five-year
strategic plan.
Other positions held at Misericordia include director of the
core curriculum and assistant professor in the religious studies
department. She also serves as a consultant and school development
expert to a variety of public school districts across the
nation.
Hinton’s teaching and research interests include African
American religious history, religion and popular culture, and
women’s spirituality. Her latest publication is The Commercial
Church: Black Churches and the New Religious Marketplace in
America (Lexington Books). Hinton is a Great Women of
Northeastern Pennsylvania Award recipient and a member of the board
of trustees for Luzerne County Community College.
She holds a PhD. in religion and religious education with high
honors from Fordham University; an MA in clinical child psychology
from the University of Kansas; and a BA in psychology from Williams
College.
Alice Walters worked as an associate dean of general education
and associate professor of history for St. Francis University in
Loretto, Pa. She was a key participant in the revision of the
general education curriculum and oversaw outcomes assessment for
programs and courses directly administered by the office of general
education.
Previously, she served as chair of history and associate
professor at Murray State University. She was also interim director
of the honors program and an associate professor at the University
of Massachusetts-Lowell where she redesigned the honors colloquium
to create greater opportunities for honors students’ skill
development, community building and enrichment.
A researcher and book, textbook and peer reviewer, Walters has
authored many scholarly articles on the history of science. She was
also a fellow of the Charles Warren Center for American History at
Harvard during 2001-2002. Walters earned a PhD and an MA in history
from the University of California, Berkeley. She received a BS in
physics and history from the University of Washington, Seattle.
Mount Saint Mary College, ranked a Top-Tier Regional University
(North) by U.S. News & World Report, offers strong
undergraduate preparation for careers in health professions,
education, business, psychology, human services and liberal arts,
as well as master’s degrees.
The Mount is busy this summer with new student orientations,
July 15-16; an adult degree and graduate student information
session, July 13; an admissions sneak peek summer barbeque, July 20
and August 2; and transfer student information night, July 27. The
Higher Education Opportunity Program summer academic institute will
be held through July 29.