Kevin Guskiewicz
{{Short description|American academic administrator (born 1966)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kevin Guskiewicz
| office = 22nd President of Michigan State University
| term_start = March 4, 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = Teresa Woodruff (interim)
| successor =
| office1 = 12th Chancellor of University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
| term_start1 = February 6, 2019
| term_end1 = January 11, 2024
{{small|Acting: February 6, 2019 – December 13, 2019}}
| predecessor1 = Carol Folt
| successor1 = Lee Harriss Roberts
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|4|8}}
| birth_place = Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = West Chester University (BS)
University of Pittsburgh (MS)
University of Virginia (PhD)
| awards = MacArthur Fellow (2011)
| module = {{Infobox scientist
| embed = yes
| fields = Neuroscience
| workplaces = {{plainlist|
| thesis_title = Effect of mild head injury on postural stability
| thesis_url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/304235397
| thesis_year = 1995
| doctoral_advisor = David Perrin}}
}}
Kevin M. Guskiewicz ({{IPAc-en|g|ʌ|s|.|k|ə|ˈ|w|ɪ|t|s}} {{respell|GUS|kə|wits}}; born April 8, 1966) is an American academic administrator, currently serving as the 22nd president of Michigan State University since March 2024.{{Cite web |title=Office of the President |url=https://president.msu.edu/ |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=Michigan State University |language=en}} He previously served as the 12th chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2019 to 2024.{{Cite web |title=About – Office of the Chancellor |url=https://chancellor.unc.edu/about-chancellor/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214065432/https://chancellor.unc.edu/about-chancellor/ |archive-date=2019-12-14 |access-date=2019-12-14 |website=Office of the Chancellor – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |language=en-US}}
Early life and education
Guskiewicz was born and raised in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He played football and tennis at Greater Latrobe High School, a public high school in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.Skubek, Randy. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/876229509/?terms=%22Kevin%20Guskiewicz%22&match=1 Physician, ex-GL player discusses concussions at PSU conference]." Latrobe, Pennsylvania: Latrobe Bulletin, April 28, 2005, p. A13 (subscription required).
Guskiewicz received a Bachelor of Science with a major in athletic training from West Chester University in Pennsylvania in 1989. He received a Master of Science in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh in 1992 and a Doctor of Philosophy in sports medicine from the University of Virginia in 1995.{{Cite web |title=KEVIN M. GUSKIEWICZ – President, Michigan State University |url=https://president.msu.edu/-/media/assets/president/docs/2024_10-msu-guskiewicz---cv.pdf?rev=dbe608f08fa149c5afbe7ebf42441c29&hash=85E134BC223BAA739DB474F6C5AF76D0 |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Michigan State University}}
Guskiewicz later joined the NFL’s head, neck, and spine committee,{{Cite web |title=NFL Player Health & Safety |url=http://nflhealthandsafety.com/media/recent/}} and collaborated with the NCAA.[https://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Latest+News/2011/June/NOCSAE+awards+grants+for+concussion-related+studies NOCSAE awards grants for concussion-related studies], Marta Lawrence, NCAA.org
Career
= Academic research =
Guskiewicz was a neuroscientist, sports medicine researcher, and the Kenan Distinguished Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is one of the Principal Investigators of the Injury Prevention Research Center,http://www.iprc.unc.edu/research_sports.shtml and directs the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center.{{Cite web |title=In the news |url=http://tbicenter.unc.edu/MAG_Center/news.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402180058/http://tbicenter.unc.edu/MAG_Center/news.html |archive-date=2012-04-02 |access-date=2011-09-21}} He was a 2011 MacArthur Fellow.{{Cite web |title=Kevin Guskiewicz - MacArthur Foundation |url=http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.7730971/k.9818/Kevin_Guskiewicz.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924062725/http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.7730971/k.9818/Kevin_Guskiewicz.htm |archive-date=2011-09-24 |access-date=2011-09-21}}
= Academic administration =
On January 1, 2016, he was appointed as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.{{Cite web |date=29 October 2015 |title=Kevin Guskiewicz named next dean of College of Arts and Sciences |url=http://college.unc.edu/administrationcontacts/guskiewicz-dean/}} On February 6, 2019, he was appointed as interim chancellor.{{Cite web |date=2019-02-06 |title=Guskiewicz appointed interim chancellor {{!}} UNC-Chapel Hill |url=https://www.unc.edu/posts/2019/02/06/guskiewicz-appointed-interim-chancellor/ |access-date=2019-12-13 |website=The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |language=en-US}} On December 13, 2019, he was appointed as the 12th chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill by the UNC Board of Governors.{{Cite web |date=2019-12-13 |title=Guskiewicz voted in as new UNC-CH chancellor |url=https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/orange-county-news/guskiewicz-voted-in-as-new-unc-ch-chancellor/ |access-date=2019-12-13 |website=CBS17.com |language=en-US}}
On December 8, 2023 the Michigan State University Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Guskiewicz as the 22nd president of the university, effective on March 4, 2024.{{Cite web |title=Board of Trustees appoints Kevin M. Guskiewicz as MSU's next president |url=https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2023/board-of-trustees-appoints-kevin-m-guskiewicz-as-michigan-state-universitys-next-president |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Michigan State University MSU Today |language=en-US}}
Personal life
References
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External links
- [https://president.msu.edu/ Meet the President]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120402180047/http://www.csmfoundation.org/Guskiewicz_-_epidemiology_of_concussion_in_college_and_high_school_-_AJSM_2000.pdf Epidemiology of Concussion in Collegiate and High School Football Players]
- [http://unc-admissions.blogspot.com/2011/09/prof-kevin-guskiewicz-wins-genius-grant.html Prof Kevin Guskiewicz Wins "Genius Grant"]
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Category:American medical researchers
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Category:University of Pittsburgh alumni