Ronald S. Rochon was appointed president of Cal State Fullerton in May 2024.

Previously, Rochon had served as the president of the University of Southern Indiana (USI) since 2018. Under his leadership, USI experienced increased growth in the Indiana Commission for Higher Education's performance funding metrics of overall degree completion, at-risk degree completion, STEM degree completion, student persistence and on-time graduation.

Prior to his role as president, Rochon served as the university's provost from 2010 to 2018, overseeing the revamping of USI's University Core Curriculum and working with faculty to secure the approval of the university's second doctoral program in educational leadership.

Rochon came to USI from Buffalo State College in Buffalo, New York, where he served as the inaugural dean of the School of Education, associate vice president for Teacher Education and professor. He was director and cofounder of the Research Center for Cultural Diversity and Community Renewal at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, as well as interim director of the School of Education and associate dean of the university's health and physical education college. His professional teaching career has also included work at Texas A&M University, Washington State University and University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Nationally, he serves as the chair of the Board of Directors for the American Association for State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and chair of the Board of Directors for the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA).

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Education

B.S., Animal Science, Tuskegee University
M.S., Animal Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D., Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign