Jean F. MacCormack

Jean F. MacCormack is the former Chancellor of University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. MacCormack was appointed Chancellor on February 7, 2001 but has served as Interim Chancellor of the Dartmouth campus since September 1, 1999.[1] In 2014, MacCormack was named interim president of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. [2]

Biography

MacCormack was born in 1947 and grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts.[3][4] MacCormack obtained a bachelor’s degree in literature and fine arts from Emmanuel College in 1969, afterwards going on to earn a doctorate in education from UMass Amherst and finished it in 1979.[5]

Career

After getting the doctorate MacCormack became a UMass Boston faculty.[3] MacCormack served as Vice Chancellor of Administration and Finance at UMass Boston for more than 12 years, beginning in 1988. By 1996, she became the Deputy Chancellor at UMass Boston. While at UMass Boston, MacCormack also held the position of Director for the Institute for Learning and Teaching, developed a K-12 community outreach program, created a science teacher learning program, and served as Acting Dean of the Graduate College of Education while the school merged with Boston State College.

UMass Dartmouth Campus

MacCormack was an interim chancellor of UMass Dartmouth from 1999 to February 2001, and the chancellor until early 2012 when she retired.[6]

The UMassD website reports that since MacCormack began serving the university “the number of students has grown from 6,900 to 9,100.” Under MacCormack’s direction, 2,200 student beds have been added, enabling the school to become a “full-fledged residential campus.” MacCormack has also emphasized research and fresh faculty. The past decade has seen the hiring of 150 new faculty members and the near tripling of research funding from $7 million to over $20 million. She cites the Star Store in New Bedford, the Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center in Fall River, the continuing education centers in both cities, and the university’s partnership with the New Bedford Ocean Explorium as examples of the school’s involvement in the local community.

In 2014, MacCormack was named interim president of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Office of the Chancellor - UMass Dartmouth". umassd.edu.
  2. 1 2 Michael Gagne. "Former UMD Chancellor Jean MacCormack named interim president of Edward M. Kennedy Institute". The Herald News, Fall River, MA.
  3. 1 2 "Self-Made on the SouthCoast: Dr. Jean F. MacCormack". southcoasttoday.com.
  4. ↑ "President Obama, colleagues hail new EMK Institute on Columbia Point". dotnews.com.
  5. ↑ "WomenUp: Jean MacCormack of Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate". Boston Business Journal. 13 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "UMD Chancellor Jean MacCormack to retire at end of school year". heraldnews.com.


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