Dr. Todd S. Hutton
President, Utica College
The Board of Trustees of Utica College appointed Dr. Todd Hutton as the 8th president and 13th chief executive officer on August 1, 1998. He is the first president and CEO selected by the independent Board of Trustees. On October 17, 2008, the Utica College community honored Dr. Hutton for his 10 years of service by making him an honorary alumnus of the College.Prior to joining Utica College, Dr. Hutton was the vice president for academic administration at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, where he served for eight years. Before that he was assistant to the president at Austin College in Sherman, TX, for four years, where he also served on the graduate faculty of the Austin Teacher Program.
Dr. Hutton received an A.B. degree in English from Davidson College in 1970, a master's of education in school psychology/psychological foundations from the University of Florida in 1972, and a Ph.D. in Education (Sociology of Education & Comparative Education) from Duke University in 1982. In October 2007, he received an honorary doctorate from Dong-eui University in Pusan, Korea.
Dr. Hutton has brought to Utica College a wealth of experience in higher education administration, particularly in the small college environment. During his tenure as president, Utica College has witnessed dramatic growth and transformation. Dr. Hutton instituted major reform in the campus governance, reorganized the Board of Trustees committee structure, and focused attention on the integration of liberal arts education and professional studies. Under his leadership, the College adopted a long-range strategic plan, a campus master plan, and an integrated marketing plan. UC now offers 20 master's degrees, two professional doctorates, and online programs that serve more than 700 students. In addition, the varsity athletic programs have grown in number from 12 to the current total of 25.
Over the past decade, the College has constructed a number of new facilities:
- Romano Hall, a 26,000 square foot building dedicated to teaching and learning in the health sciences
- The Economic Crime and Justice Studies Building, which houses the College's internationally renowned economic crime, criminal justice, and cybersecurity programs, as well as the Center for Identity Management and Information Protection, a research center that partners colleges, businesses, and government agencies, such as the U.S. Secret Service, the FBI, and the U.S. Marshals Service, in the fight against identity theft
- The Faculty Center, which houses four smart classrooms, faculty offices, and the state-of-the-art Raymond Simon Convergence Media Studio, which, at the time of its construction, was one of the first digital television studies on the east coast
- Three modern residence halls
- The multi-sport Charles Gaetano Stadium
- The Harold T. Clark, Sr. Team Facility
- The Pioneer Hockey facility at the Utica Memorial Auditorium, which houses the men’s and women’s hockey teams
Since Dr. Hutton's arrival, freshman enrollment has increased by 88 percent, the overall student body (undergraduate, graduate, and online students) has increased by 57 percent, and the College has undertaken a seven-year $25 million comprehensive campaign which, after just five years, has already surpassed its goal by $3.5 million.
This astounding transformation reached its apex in September 2008, when Utica College and Syracuse University jointly announced that UC was beginning the final stages of its journey toward independence from SU, its founding institution.
While guiding the College into a new era in its history and striving to move it to the forefront of small private colleges and universities, Dr. Hutton has continued to honor the College's core values by nurturing and encouraging the warm, intimate atmosphere and personal attention upon which Utica College has prided itself for more than 60 years.
Throughout his career, Dr. Hutton has been actively involved in professional associations and community organizations. He serves on the board of directors of the School and Business Alliance and the Economic Development Growth Enterprises Corporation (the region's economic development agency), and has been appointed to represent Oneida County on the CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity, a 12-county, public-private economic development consortium that seeks to transform the regional economy. Dr. Hutton also serves on the Faxton/St. Luke's Healthcare (Hospital) Board of Directors, and is past president of the Board of Directors for the United Way of the Valley and Greater Utica Area.
In addition, Dr. Hutton serves on the board of directors of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), which represents nearly 600 private colleges nationwide, and he was recently elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), which represents more than 1,000 institutions and associations on federal policy issues. He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee of New York's Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities, and has served on the board of directors of the Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Central New York Community Arts Council, and the Utica Symphony. In 2009, Dr. Hutton was elected to the Genesis Group’s Education Hall of Distinction.
Dr. Hutton has been active in statewide issues affecting private higher education as well as in local, regional and national issues related to the integration of athletics into the educational life of campuses. He served a term as president of the Empire 8 athletic conference, where he was also the inaugural chair of the conference's Presidents' Council. In 2005, the prestigious Institute for International Sport named Dr. Hutton a Sports Ethics Fellow for his commitment to sportsmanship, citing his efforts to maintain balance between athletics and academics for student athletes.
Dr. Hutton's research interests have included the education and socialization of youth in political movements, childrearing practices in cooperative and communal societies, and radical youth movements. He has written on technology in higher education, the changing roles of academic libraries, student outcomes assessment, strategic planning, the integration of liberal and professional education, the relationship between liberal education and business, and entrepreneurship in academe.
Dr. Hutton resides in New Hartford and is married to Jennifer Hutton. They have one daughter, Adrienne, who is an anesthesiologist practicing in North Carolina. They are also the proud grandparents of a granddaughter. Dr. Hutton enjoys yachting, skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, fitness training, reading, and occasional mountain climbing.
Throughout his career, Dr. Hutton has been actively involved in professional associations and community organizations. He serves on the board of directors of the School and Business Alliance and the Economic Development Growth Enterprises Corporation (the region's economic development agency), and has been appointed to represent Oneida County on the CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity, a 12-county, public-private economic development consortium that seeks to transform the regional economy. Dr. Hutton also serves on the Faxton/St. Luke's Healthcare (Hospital) Board of Directors, and is past president of the Board of Directors for the United Way of the Valley and Greater Utica Area.
In addition, Dr. Hutton serves on the board of directors of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), which represents nearly 600 private colleges nationwide, and he was recently elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), which represents more than 1,000 institutions and associations on federal policy issues. He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee of New York's Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities, and has served on the board of directors of the Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Central New York Community Arts Council, and the Utica Symphony. In 2009, Dr. Hutton was elected to the Genesis Group’s Education Hall of Distinction.
Dr. Hutton has been active in statewide issues affecting private higher education as well as in local, regional and national issues related to the integration of athletics into the educational life of campuses. He served a term as president of the Empire 8 athletic conference, where he was also the inaugural chair of the conference's Presidents' Council. In 2005, the prestigious Institute for International Sport named Dr. Hutton a Sports Ethics Fellow for his commitment to sportsmanship, citing his efforts to maintain balance between athletics and academics for student athletes.
Dr. Hutton's research interests have included the education and socialization of youth in political movements, childrearing practices in cooperative and communal societies, and radical youth movements. He has written on technology in higher education, the changing roles of academic libraries, student outcomes assessment, strategic planning, the integration of liberal and professional education, the relationship between liberal education and business, and entrepreneurship in academe.
Dr. Hutton resides in New Hartford and is married to Jennifer Hutton. They have one daughter, Adrienne, who is an anesthesiologist practicing in North Carolina. They are also the proud grandparents of a granddaughter. Dr. Hutton enjoys yachting, skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, fitness training, reading, and occasional mountain climbing.
By The President
- Entrepreneurship in Higher Education
- Harnessing Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Domestic and International Program Development
- 2007-08 Achieve: A New Dream, A New Era
- 2005-06 The Promise and Challenge of Technology: Teaching and Learning in the Information Age
- 2004-05 Liberal Education at Utica College: Learning to Live in the World
- 2003-04 Crisscrossing Forever: Embracing and Celebrating Diversity at UC
- 2002-03 Dreams of a College Community: Believing in the Art of Becoming
- 2001-02 The Way It Is: The Spirituality of Utica College
- 2000-01 We are not Civic Ostriches
- 1999-2000 Shaping the Utica College Community of the Future: The Journey Begins (or "Hold onto Your Hats!")
Liberal Arts and Business Symposium address:
Bridging the Gulf with Reasonable Accommodation
by Dr. Todd S. Hutton
"In a recent interview with Dick Hersh, the President of Trinity College, Katherine Grayson asked whether there is sufficient time to save liberal arts education."
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