Office of the Provost

Dr. Erika Hackman, Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs & Student Services

Dr. Hackman has served as the vice president for academic affairs at SUNY Orange since 2016 and was promoted to the role of provost in 2023. Hackman directs an academic division offering 38 degree and certificate programs to a student body of nearly 4,000 full- and part-time students. She oversees the College’s libraries, academic support services, Honors Program, Phi Theta Kappa, and Center for Teaching and Learning. SUNY Orange employs over 100 full-time faculty and nearly 300 adjunct (part-time) instructors. Hackman also provides  executive leadership for the student services division,  including Admissions, Academic Advising, Accessibility Services, Career Services, Financial Aid, the Registrar’s Office, Wellness Center, Center for Student Involvement, Student Services Central, Testing Center, and opportunity programs for students including TRiO, EOP, CSTEP, and ASAP.  

Hackman also currently serves as the Co-Chair, SUNY Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Advisory Committee, is a member of the SUNY Transfer Task Force and the New York State Community Colleges Leadership Academy Advisory Board. 

In her time at SUNY Orange, Hackman spearheaded the college’s acquisition of a 2.9 million dollar grant, as a newly designated Hispanic Serving Institution.  The grant, entitled PROSPERAR: Moving students from surviving to thriving, is designed to transform the OCCC students’ experience and significantly increase students’ retention and completion, especially for Hispanic and low-income students.  Hackman also served as the executive lead for the College’s successful 2023-2024 Middle States Commission on Higher Education Self Study and Reaccreditation. 

Memberships and affiliations include, Chair, New York Association of Chief Academic Officers (2023-2025), Past President, National Council of Instructional Administrators (affiliate council of the American Association of Community Colleges) (2021-2023), Commissioner, American Association of Community Colleges Commission on Structured Pathways (2022-2025), Trustee, Vision Hudson Valley (2021 - 2024).

Prior to joining SUNY Orange, Hackman served as the first-ever dean of learning support at Parkland College, in Champaign, Illinois – a position designed to ensure a cohesive, comprehensive, and effective learning experience for both students and employees.  As dean, Hackman oversaw all academic support services, the first year experience program, the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and served as project director for the college’s $2.1 million Title III grant.

In September 2014, Hackman received the 2014-15 Community College Leadership Award from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership. The award recognizes outstanding academic and professional accomplishments in the two-year college environment. 

Initially a part-time computer science instructor in 2004 at Parkland, Dr. Hackman served as a business training instructor in 2008-09 before being elevated to director of the College’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in July 2009. Over five years, she worked hand-in-hand with faculty, staff and administrators to offer more than 300 professional learning and development sessions annually in support of Parkland’s mission and core values.

Hackman completed her Education Policy, Organization and Leadership doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She earned both her bachelor’s degree in liberal arts and a master’s of education degree in human resource development from UIUC and an associate’s degree from Southwestern Illinois College (formerly Belleville Area College).

erikahackman@sunyorange.edu