BARBARA JEAN MORRIS OUT
New SUNY Oneonta
President: We Need
To Speak 'Frankly'
Dennis Craig Aims To Apply
Lessons Learned At Purchase
By JIM KEVLIN & LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
ONEONTA – With the resignation of Dr. Barbara Jean Morris, new SUNY Oneonta interim president Dennis Craig is ready to hear both the good and the bad about how the campus can recover from the COVID-19 outbreak that infected more than 700 students less than week after classes resumed.
"I want to foster an atmosphere where everyone can speak frankly," he said. "I want to get a back-and-forth dialogue going about what went wrong. People on this campus did a tremendous amount of work, and I appreciate that."
Craig's appointment was announced at a 12:30 p.m. press conference called by SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras. “SUNY Oneonta is at a critical juncture and Acting President Craig will bring steady, focused, and collaborative leadership to the campus," said Malatras.
