Dr. 罗伯特·H. Huntington became the 14th president of 澳门银河网站 on July 1, 2009. 自从他到来, he has prioritized the strengthening of Heidelberg’s core student mission of education excellence, 完整的参与, 总成功, 四年毕业, 首选位置. Heidelberg has become more contemporary and relevant for students, sharpening its focus on the needs and priorities identified in the Academic Strategic Initiatives for Improvement Plan (ASIIP) 和 Academic Strategic Programs Prioritization Plan (ASPPP). More than $100 million has been raised over the past 13 years, including through the highly successful Academic Comprehensive Campaign for Excellence (访问) that raised $77.2 million when it finished in June 2021. Heidelberg continues to invest in new academic 程序s, 教职员工, innovative teaching and learning, 校园技术, and new or renovated facilities for academics, 体育运动, and residential living under his leadership.
近年来, Heidelberg has launched a series of highly innovative, 以市场为导向的计划, 包括 Heidelberg 学费担保, Four-Year Graduation Guarantee, HYPE Career Ready®计划，和 PlusOneAdvantage® MBA Program, setting the University apart and giving students big opportunities and life advantages as they prepare for their post-graduation careers and lives of purpose with distinction.
博士期间. 亨廷顿的任期, Heidelberg has introduced critical new student 程序ming and resources with the implementation of the 目的是黑 教师-Student Mentoring Program for all first-time students and enhanced student resources through closer 协作 of the 欧文教学中心 and 学习 和 Stoner 健康 and 咨询中心. 的 Heidelberg faculty will introduce a new Integrated 研究 General Education 程序 in Fall 2022.
Early in his presidency, he led the planning, development, and ongoing revision of the 澳门银河网站 Strategic Action Plan 2010-2020. As the University has progressed through these goals and priorities, campus has undergone a tremendous physical transformation with the construction or renovation of 24 student-centered buildings and facilities that have dramatically improved the overall campus experience. A cross-functional strategic planning committee developed the 澳门银河网站 Strategic Growth Action Plan FY 2022-2026 in 2021-2022. 的 Board of Trustees approved the SGAP in December 2021.
Dr. Huntington came to Heidelberg after 25 years in the corporate sector, having worked in a variety of executive management positions for more than 22 years at Dunkin’ Brands Inc. 在马萨诸塞州的波士顿. 另外, he served as a member of the Board of Trustees for 11 years at Lasell College in Newton, 麻萨诸塞州. Born in 1955 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and raised in Lake Oswego, Oregon, Dr. Huntington is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of 明德学院, earning his undergraduate B.A. degree in Political Science and German, a language in which he is fluent. 他得到了M。.A. degree in German literature from Middlebury’s University of Mainz 程序 in Germany, his M.B.A. degree from Dartmouth’s Tuck 商学院, and his Ed.D. degree in higher education administration, planning and social policy from the Harvard University Graduate 教育学院.
在社区里, he was chair of the 吃午饭-Seneca Economic Partnership (formerly SIEDC) Board of Trustees and its Executive Committee for three years and remains an active member. He is also a member of the 吃午饭 Community Foundation Board of Trustees, East Green Foundation Board of Trustees, Lakeside Chautauqua Board of Directors, 以及午餐扶轮社. 在高等教育中, he is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges (OFIC) and serves as a Trustee for the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Ohio (AICUO). 在全国范围内,博士. Huntington served on the NCAA Division III Presidents Council and as a member of the Strategic Planning and Finance Committee, while also representing the Ohio Athletic 会议 on the NCAA Division III Presidents Advisory Group, 整整七年.
Dr. Huntington is married to Dr. 苏珊·M. McCafferty, a clinical psychologist and an attorney, whom he met at their undergraduate alma mater, 明德学院. She is an adjunct professor, pre-law adviser, and chair of 的 Patricia Adams 系列讲座 选拔委员会. 的y are the parents of two nearly grown children, Ashley and 援助an. 作为蒂芬房主,y are very engaged in helping to make Heidelberg’s hometown a more vibrant community for everyone.