UpDate - Vol. 14, No. 22, Page 1
March 2, 1995
Robert J. Naples is 2nd candidate for v.p. post

     Robert J. Naples, associate vice president for student affairs
and dean of students at California State Polytechnic University in
Pomona, will visit the University of Delaware campus next week, as the
second finalist for the position of vice president for student life.
     Naples will be in Newark Thursday and Friday, March 9-10, meeting
with a wide range of University constituencies, including students,
faculty and staff.
     For interested persons, Naples' complete resume:
        * is on-line through U-Discover! (Under "General University
          Information," select "Search for Vice President for Student
          Life");
        * is in the reserve room of the Morris Library;
        * is available for review in academic deans' offices; and
        * is available for review in the office of the director of the
          Perkins Student Center.
     In his current position, Naples has primary responsibility for
program development and strategic planning coordination, preparation
of the operating budget and recruitment and appointment of personnel
in the student affairs division, which employs close to 300 persons in
16 departments. He also directly supervises five department heads and
one administrative assistant responsible for the Student Health
Services, Counseling and Psychological Services, the Career Center,
the Office of Student Life, Student Orientation Services, University
Housing Services, the Multicultural Center and Student Grievance and
Judicial Systems. From 1992-93, he was acting vice president for
student affairs.
     Before joining California State Polytechnic University in 1984,
Naples was associate dean for student affairs and director of student
life at the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Sciences for four
years. He also held a number of positions at the State University of
New York (SUNY) College at Buffalo, including director of the Office
of Commuter Student Services, a financial aid counselor and assistant
director of the Office of Student Activities.
     Naples holds bachelor's and master's degrees from SUNY at Buffalo
and his doctorate in education from Temple University. He also
completed a management development program at Harvard University.
     A member of the National Association of Student Personnel
Administrators, the American Association for Higher Education and the
National Clearinghouse for Commuter Programs, Naples has presented
numerous papers at conferences and professional association meetings,
on such topics as addressing major issues in higher education in the
1990s, student community services, values in sports and student
leadership.
     The vice president for student life reports to the provost and is
a member of the president's senior staff. As the UD's chief student
life officer, the vice president provides leadership to and direction
for the offices of Admissions, Financial Aid, Career Services,
Counseling and Student Development, Dean of Students, Residence Life,
Student Health Service, Student Centers and Student Services for
Athletes.
     Betty J. Paulanka, dean of the College of Nursing, heads the 13-
member search committee for the vice president for student life.
     She encourages members of the campus community who meet the
candidates to send their comments to the search committee via e-mail
to VPsearch@mvs.udel.edu.
     In addition to Paulanka, members of the search committee are
Kathryn Emery, president of Panhellenic; Ronald Lieberman, president
of the Delaware Undergraduate Student Congress (DUSC); Michael
Piacente, president of the Interfraternity Council; Nakishia Williams,
president of the Black Student Union; Maxine Colm, vice president for
employee relations; Araya Debessay, professor of accounting; Pierre
Hayward, vice president and University secretary; Barbara Kelly,
professor of physical education; Barbara Kreppel, assistant vice
president; Kenneth Lomax, associate professor of agricultural
engineering; David Pong, chairperson of the Department of History; and
Michael Vaughan, assistant dean of the College of Engineering and
director of its Resources to Insure Successful Engineers (RISE)
program.
     John Cavanaugh, American Council on Education fellow in the
Office of the President, serves as staff assistant to the committee.