Geoffrey Cox, Vice Provost and Dean for Institutional Planning, will add “Learning Technology and Extended Education” to his title according to President Casper. His current responsibilities for construction, facilities management and operations will be reassigned to allow more time to develop and expand Stanford's efforts in distance learning and related areas.
“I have long felt that we need to devote more attention to the many opportunities and challenges brought about by new technology," Casper said. "I am pleased that we can build on the work of the Commission on Technology in Teaching and Learning and accelerate the pace of change. Geoff Cox's experience and his position within the Provost's Office make him an ideal person to lead this effort.”
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Cox said that he was very enthusiastic about taking on the new role. “For the past five years I've spent most of my time helping to rebuild the Quad, construct new facilities such as the Science and Engineering Quad and improve our maintenance and care of the campus. This new assignment will involve creating new kinds of programs and services in a rapidly developing area.”
Curtis Feeny, Executive Vice President of the Stanford Management Company, will assume additional responsibilities as Vice President for University Land and Buildings as a result of Cox's new assignment. “This will allow for complete integration of planning and management for all of Stanford's lands and facilities,” said Casper.
Cox came to Stanford in 1992 from the University of Chicago, where he was Budget Director and Associate Provost for Continuing Studies. He has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Chicago. He has had a variety of assignments at Stanford in the areas of academic planning, administration, financial affairs and institutional research.
Feeny came to Stanford in 1992 as the head of the Management Company's real estate portfolio which includes the Research Park and the Shopping Center, as well as the real estate investments of the endowment. He was previously a partner in the Trammel Crow organization. He is a graduate of Texas A&M and the Harvard Business School.