Interim President Carli Schiffner
Carli C. Schiffner, Ph.D., of Yakima, Washington, began her tenure as Interim President on September 2012 after previously being named Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs in July 2011.
Schiffner served as the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Yakima Valley Community College after leaving SUNY Canton in August 2007. She increased efficiencies with the division's processes and procedures, led accreditation efforts for the campus, revised and restructured assessment within the division, and worked collaboratively with fellow administrators, staff, faculty, and respective unions. She has also worked diligently to mainstream the use of data when making decisions regarding curriculum, assessment, and hiring.
Schiffner came to SUNY Canton in 2003 as an assistant professor in the History department. In May 2005, she assumed the role as Chief of Staff for Kennedy but also maintained her faculty position at the College. She continued to work as a faculty leader in the areas of distance learning, institutional strategic planning, curriculum development, and accreditation.
Her research has focused on women's groups in the Pacific Northwest during the Progressive Era. Since returning to the region in 2007, Schiffner has had work published in Columbia Magazine and the Pacific Northwest Quarterly, in addition to reviewing several history texts.
While at SUNY Canton, Schiffner created the U.S. Women's History course and worked in the local archives to transcribe women's diaries with students.
She is a member of the American Historical Association and has been a Humanities Washington Board of Trustees member since 2009. She is also an active parent volunteer at St. Joseph/Marquette Catholic School and a Daisy Troop Leader. While living in Canton, Schiffner was the secretary and archivist for the St. Lawrence County branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). She also volunteered for Citizens Against Violent Acts (CAVA), a rape crisis center in Canton.
Schiffner received her bachelor's degree from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., in 1996, her master's degree in 1998 from Drew University in Madison, N.J., and her doctorate from Washington State University in 2004.
Office of the President
34 Cornell Drive
FOB 616
Canton, NY 13617
Phone: 315-386-7204
Fax: 800-386-7934
president@canton.edu
