Penn State’s Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses, Margo DelliCarpini, is set to depart the university for a role with the College of New Jersey, effective June 30. DelliCarpini will become her new school’s provost and vice president for Academic Affairs.

During her time at Penn State, DelliCarpini became the face of Penn State’s Commonwealth Campus and issues and closures. She spoke at length on Penn State’s Commonwealth Campus situation during a September live stream, and President Neeli Bendapudi directed concerns about the Commonwealth Campuses to DelliCarpini during a Faculty Senate meeting in January.

DelliCarpini has served in her role at Penn State since October 2023, providing oversight for Penn State’s 20 Commonwealth Campuses that serve nearly 24,000 students. In February, Bendapudi announced that Penn State will close some Commonwealth Campuses, with a leadership team working to whittle down a list of 12 finalists.

“Leaving Penn State is bittersweet, as I have been incredibly fortunate to work alongside talented colleagues and dedicated students who make this institution so special. I am proud of what we have accomplished together in advancing student success, academic excellence and community engagement,” DelliCarpini said in a statement. “While it is difficult to say goodbye, this new opportunity will allow me to be closer to family. I will always be grateful for my time at Penn State, and I look forward to seeing the future Commonwealth Campus ecosystem being in a position to foster opportunity and supporting student growth across the university.”

Prior to her vice presidential role, DelliCarpini served as the chancellor of the Penn State Abington campus. She has also held roles with Texas at San Antonio as vice provost for strategic educational partnerships and dean of the College of Education and Human Development, Morehead State as a professor and dean of the College of Education, and more. DelliCarpinii holds a bachelor’s degree in linguistics, a master’s degree in teaching English to speakers of other languages, and a doctorate in linguistics, all from Stony Brook.

“Dr. DelliCarpini will be a stalwart leader of our extraordinary faculty and a wonderful partner for the college’s leadership team,” the College of New Jersey’s President Michael A. Bernstein said in a statement. “She possesses impeccable academic credentials, brings an impressive record of academic administrative leadership, and has a strong appreciation for the teacher-scholar model.”

Penn State did not announce plans to find DelliCarpini’s successor and did not respond to a request for comment asking if DelliCarpini’s role with determining the future of Commonwealth Campuses would change in her final months at the university.