Senior University Dean for Academic Affairs
and Dean of the School of Professional Studies
John Mogulescu is the Senior University Dean for Academic Affairs and the Dean of the School of Professional Studies at The City University of New York. His current responsibilities involve him in almost all aspects of the University's academic life. He has for many years focused on issues related to the adequate preparation of students for college-level work prior to matriculation and their transition to college. In that regard, he has been responsible for the oversight of collaborative programs between CUNY and the NYC Public Schools, CUNY Prep Transitional High School, the CUNY Language Immersion Program, and the Adult Literacy and GED Preparation Programs. Dean Mogulescu also oversees the University's Workforce Development Initiative, special training initiatives for City and State workers, and programs for welfare recipients. He is responsible for Adult and Continuing Education at CUNY and its non-credit programs which serve over 250,000 students per year.
Throughout his 23 years in the Office of Academic Affairs, Dean Mogulescu has developed programs in cooperation with virtually every NYC government agency and with many state agencies as well. In the past five years alone, the programs that Dean Mogulescu oversees have generated more than $300 million in external grants and contracts. In 2003, Dean Mogulescu was appointed as the founding Dean of the CUNY School of Professional Studies (SPS). Since that time, SPS has become one of the fastest growing schools in the University with over 400 faculty members, over 1,300 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate degree programs, and thousands more in non-credit courses and programs. SPS programs currently include fully online baccalaureate degree programs in Communication and Culture and Business; four master's degrees in Applied Theater, Disability Studies, Labor Studies, and Business Management and Leadership; credit certificate programs in such areas as Disability Studies, Immigration Law, Labor Studies, Nonprofit Fundraising, and Educational Drama; and noncredit programs in Project Management, Public Authority Board member training, and Coastal Storm Evacuation training for New York City workers.
Dean Mogulescu is frequently called upon to spearhead special initiatives for the University. He currently leads a university team in developing plans for a new community college scheduled to open in 2011. He also co-chairs a new joint working group with the NYC Department of Education on issues of college readiness and success, and oversees the recently established Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP).
Prior to assuming his present position, Dean Mogulescu was the University Dean for Academic Affairs and Deputy to the Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. He also has served as University Dean for Adult and Continuing Education and Director of Adult Learning for CUNY. Before coming to CUNY's Central Office, he worked for thirteen years in a variety of Continuing Education positions at New York City College of Technology. In addition to his CUNY experience, Dean Mogulescu's career history includes a position as the Associate Director of the Literacy Assistance Center and three years as a sixth grade teacher in the New York City public school system.
Dean Mogulescu presently serves as a member of the NYC Workforce Investment Board. He is a past president of the Continuing Education Association of New York, a former member of the New York State Adult Learning Services Council, and the past Chair of the Board of Visitors of the New York City Police Department. Dean Mogulescu received a B.A. from Brown University and an M.S.W. from New York University. He also attended the Institute for the Management of Lifelong Education at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
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