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Linda Krzykowski

Associate Vice Provost and Executive Director

  • University at Albany
  • First Year Experience

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Linda Krzykowski is the Associate Vice Provost and Executive Director of the First Year Experience at the University at Albany. She teaches in the areas of Business Communication, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, and Leadership.

In her role at UAlbany, Dr. Krzykowski is responsible for First Year Experience programming which includes Living-Learning Communities housed in over 20 different schools and departments, discipline-based seminars for new students, a peer-to-peer education program, transition-to-college courses, and various faculty/student engagement
programs. She recently developed a semester-long course for the family members of new students, designed to help them better support their student throughout the college experience.

She also created and taught the School of Business’ award-winning MBA capstone class, G3: Going Green Globally. She is a consultant to many organizations on communication and leadership issues. Additionally, she teaches at the Universidad del Salvador in Buenos Aires, Argentina and has led MBA students on international business exploration trips around the world.

Dr. Krzykowski was named one of the Capital Region Women of Excellence and received the President’s Award for Excellence at the Dr. Krzykowski was named one of the Capital Region Women of Excellence and received the President’s Award for Excellence at the University at Albany and the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma (national business honorary fraternity), Omicron Delta Kappa (national leadership fraternity), and was a founding member of the Board of Visitors for Allegheny College among others. She is a frequent speaker on executive communication skills.