About Me

Hometown: Greensburg, Indiana

Current residence: Charlton, NY

Education: BA-Journalism, IU-Bloomington (1985); MBA, Columbia University (1989)

Career:

  • 40-year career as a journalist, communications and marketing leader

  • Current role: Vice president - communications and marketing, Union College, Schenectady, NY.

  • 14 years in higher education leadership, including five (2011-2016) as Associate Vice President – Public Affairs and university spokesman at IU.

  • 16 years as an adjunct journalism and communications faculty member, 13 at IU.

Personal: Married to Karen (Smith) Land, IU-Bloomington ‘86 (Journalism and Art); one grown daughter, two large and adorable dogs

I pledge to ask tough questions and listen openly to the answers. I aspire to seek common ground with all those who act in good faith and call out those who don’t.

And I pledge to never, ever forget that I’m working for the 90,000 students trusting Indiana University each year to provide a path to the futures they deserve.

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