Stephen L. Weber
President, San Diego State University
Education
B.A. in philosophy, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio (1964)
Graduate studies in philosophy and classics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado (1964-66)
Ph.D. in philosophy, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana (1969)
Academic Positions
San Diego State University: President (1996- )
State University of New York: Interim System Provost, system administration
(1995-96)
SUNY College at Oswego, New York, President and Professor of Philosophy
(1988-96)
St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota: Vice President for Academic Affairs (1984-88)
Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut: Dean of Arts and Sciences (1979-84); Associate Professor of Philosophy (1979-84)
University of Maine, Orono, Maine: Assistant to the President (1976-79); Associate Professor of Philosophy (1974-79); Assistant Professor (1969-74)
Selected Professional Activities
American Philosophic Association
American Association of Higher Education
American Association of State Colleges and University: Board of Directors, chair (2001-02); Committee on Policies and Purposes
American Council on Education: Commission on Governmental Relations; Commission on International Education; Mentor for Fellowship Program
Middle States Association Accrediting Team Chair
New England Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Teams
North Central Association Accrediting Team Member
Selected Community Activities
Board of Directors, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp.
Board of Directors, Greater San Diego Chamber of Commerce
Board of Governors, San Diego Foundation
Board of Directors, San Diego Workforce Partnership
Board of Directors, California Healthcare Institute
Co-Chair, Partners for K-12 School Reform
Advisory Council, San Diego Performing Arts League
Advisory Board, San Diego Historical Society
Board of Directors, San Diego Science and Technology Council
Board of Directors The Naturelands Project
Chair, United California State Employees Campaign, San Diego District
International Advisory Board of Trustees, Foundation for the Children of the Californias
Board of Governors, The Peres Center for Peace
Advisory Board, Bahcesehir University (Turkey)
Honorary Director, Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana
Member, San Diego Rotary Club
Member, San Diego Gas and Electric Company Community Advisory Board
Selected Publications and Presentations
"'New Manager Assimilation' Process," with Ira Krinksy, American Association for Higher Education Bulletin, 49:9, May 1997, pp. 11-13
"Liberal Education and Human Liberation," Ideals, Values, and Humanity: Studies in the Thought of Warren Steinkraus, Philosophy House, Worcester, MA, 1995
"The Liberal Arts: A 'Learned Ignorance,'" Liberal Education, 1983, pp. 75-80
"Existentialism versus Marxism: A Kazantzakian Synthesis," Journal of Social Philosophy, 1978, pp. 1-8
Executive producer, "Paul Cadmus: Enfant Terrible at 80," directed by David Sutherland, 1984 (winner of various national and international awards)
"Jorge Luis Borges - Lover of Labyrinths: A Heideggerian Critique," presented at the International Association for Philosophy and Literature, Cambridge, MA, 1976, and subsequently published in The Philosophic Reflection of Man in Literature, ed. A.T. Tymieniecka, D. Reidel, 1982, pp. 203-211
“Concerning the Impossibility of A Posteriori Arguments for the Existence of God,” Journal of Religion, 1973
Personal Data
Born: March 17, 1942 Married: Susan Keim Weber (1965) Children: Richard L. Weber (1971), Matthew K. Weber (1974)