SUNY Oswego President Peter O. Nwosu has been appointed to the newly formed Presidents’ Leadership Council of the California-based Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC) Foundation, a national philanthropic organization.
The foundation’s mission is to improve postsecondary career success among underserved populations through evidence-based innovation and to advance student success in higher education.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to join other top leaders in higher education to offer insights and suggestions for this important effort,” President Nwosu said. “Providing access and pathways for transformation are at the heart of the mission of SUNY Oswego and other public universities and colleges. The ECMC Foundation is an important champion of this cause, so I am happy to serve.”
Amid ongoing challenges facing public colleges and universities, the ECMC Foundation is convening presidents to share expertise and identify opportunities for higher education and the philanthropic community to better address students’ needs — particularly those furthest from opportunity.
Other members of the new council include Mildred Garcia, chancellor, California State University System in California; James Manor, chancellor, Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Illinois; DeRionne P. Pollard, president and CEO, American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), based in Washington, D.C.; Madeline Pumariega, president, Miami Dade College in Florida; Scott Rails, president, Wake Tech College in North Carolina; Jose Luis Cruz Rivera, president, Northern Arizona University in Arizona; Charles L. Welch, president and CEO, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), based in Washington, D.C.; and David Wilson, president, Morgan State University in Maryland.
