India West — The Board of Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has named Ashish Vaidya interim president of St. Cloud State University.
The move follows the unexpected death last month of Earl H. Potter III, who had served as president of St. Cloud State University since 2007. The appointment is for a two-year term effective June 23, 2016.
“Since his arrival last year in St. Cloud, Ashish Vaidya has shown himself to be a gifted leader. As interim president, Dr. Vaidya will provide sound and energetic leadership; keep the university moving carefully but steadily forward; and advance the university’s critical partnerships with the St. Cloud community,” Steven Rosenstone, chancellor of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, stated in an MnSCU press release.
