November 11, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 11, 2020

�鶹��ý Interim President Pat Pitney names Dr. Karen Carey as �鶹��ýS Chancellor

�鶹��ý Interim President Pat Pitney announced today that she has appointed Interim Chancellor Karen Carey as permanent chancellor for the �鶹��ý Southeast. Carey has served as the �鶹��ýS interim chancellor since July, succeeding former Chancellor Rick Caulfield who retired in June.

President Pitney announced Carey’s permanent appointment Wednesday afternoon during a virtual town hall with �鶹��ýS staff, faculty, students and community members.

“I’ve worked with Karen for several months now and know that she is the right choice to lead �鶹��ýS,” Pitney said.

Before accepting the position as interim chancellor, Carey served as �鶹��ýS provost. She joined the �鶹��ý Southeast as provost in 2016. Carey earned her Ph.D. in School Psychology from University of Cincinnati, and came to �鶹��ýS from the California State University Channel Islands, in Ventura, California where she served as the Dean of Arts & Sciences. In that role she was responsible for strategic planning and student learning as well as managing academic programs with more than 200 faculty.

Carey expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to continue serving the University of Alaska Southeast.

“I am thrilled to have been asked to serve as the Chancellor at the University of Alaska Southeast,” Carey said. “�鶹��ýS is a great University. We have fantastic students, staff, and faculty and I look forward to continuing to work closely with them and our communities.”

Carey’s appointment as permanent chancellor is effective immediately.

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For more information, contact Roberta Graham, associate vice president of public affairs at 907-360-2416 (cell).