President's Office
 About the President

Dr. Tomás D. Morales was appointed by the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York to serve as the third President of the College of Staten Island in June of 2007. He holds a BA in History (Secondary Education) cum laude, from The State University of New York (SUNY) New Paltz, and earned his MS and PhD in Educational Administration and Policy Studies from SUNY, Albany.

Having served as an educator and administrative leader in higher education for over 32 years, he is one of the few higher education administrators in the United States who have held senior administrative positions at the three largest public university systems in the nation: the California State University system, The State University of New York (SUNY), and The City University of New York (CUNY).

At California State Polytechnic University from 2001-2007 Dr. Morales served in various capacities including Vice President for Student Affairs, Provost and Vice President for Academic affairs, Professor of Education and principal deputy to the President. He was responsible for providing academic vision and leadership for eight colleges, one professional school the university library, 20,000 students, 1200 faculty, 46 academic departments and a budget of $120 million. He was elected for two consecutive terms as a Commissioner for the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges serving as the Chair of the Structural Change committee and a member of both the Audit and Chairs committees. 

From 1994-2001, Dr. Morales was Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at The City College of New York/CUNY. There he provided strategic leadership, restructured the Student Services Corporation, instituted an accounting and internal audit system, and reorganized and implemented a student-centered management and advocacy model for the Division of Student Affairs. He also initiated an annual student training and leadership conference, and developed a new process for the evaluation of personnel and assessment of programs and services. Before joining The City College, he was Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Assistant Dean of the School of Education at SUNY New Paltz.  

Dr. Morales serves on the Board of Directors of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, and the National Information and Communication Technology Literacy Policy Council. He completed the Wharton Executive Education Program at the Institute for Higher Education at the University of Pennsylvania and was a fellow in the Kellogg/HACU Leadership Fellows Program.