GRANVILLE, Ohio (December 5, 2023) – Denison University President Dr. Adam Weinberg has been appointed to the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division III Presidents Council, the highest governing body in the division. Dr. Weinberg is one of five new members of the council, who begin their four-year terms following the 2024 NCAA Convention (Jan. 10-13).

"It's an honor to be appointed to the NCAA Division III Presidents Council," stated Weinberg. "Athletics adds tremendous value to the college experience of our student-athletes. In particular, I believe the NCAC is a model for collegiate athletics. I am excited to take what I have learned as the president of an NCAC college and use it to contribute to the important work of the NCAA."

The NCAA Presidents Council implements policies adopted by the Association's Board of Governors and may sponsor amendments to the NCAA Constitution. It establishes and directs the general policies of the division, while also overseeing the division's budget and establishing the strategic priorities. Additionally, the Council may sponsor legislation and adopt noncontroversial and intent-based amendments, administrative bylaws and regulations to govern the division between NCAA Conventions.

Dr. Weinberg currently serves as the North Coast Athletic Conference President and is a member of the NCAA Division III Chancellors/Presidents Advisory Group (PAG). The PAG focuses on the Division III Strategic Positioning Platform; key legislative proposals and policies and strategic direction; and strategic initiatives implemented through the Division III Conference Grant Program; among other matters.

He will be the eighth NCAC president to serve on the Council; most recently Kenyon College and then-NCAC President, Dr. Sean Decatur was appointed to the NCAA Division III Presidents Council in Nov. 2020. Tom Chema, former President of Hiram served from 2011-2014, while two NCAC Presidents have served as the national chairs of the NCAA Presidents Council. Thomas Courtice, President of Ohio Wesleyan, served as chair (2002) to end his four-year tenure (1998-2002) on the Council and his predecessor at OWU, David Warren, also served as chair during his term, 1988-92. Wittenberg's William Kinnison and Michele T. Myers and Dale Knobel of Denison also served on the Council.

Dr. Weinberg became the 20th president of Denison University in 2013. He has focused on positioning Denison in ways that address the major issues facing higher education in the 21st century, including affordability, career readiness, internationalization, civic education, learning outcomes, and social inclusion.

Under Dr. Weinberg's leadership, Denison has expanded the curriculum with a new generation of academic programs, global programs, and a deepening of the arts, including the construction of the Michael D. Eisner Center for the Performing Arts. Denison's new programs in Global Commerce, Data Analytics, Financial Economics, Journalism, and Health, Exercise and Sports Studies are forging new pathways for the liberal arts.

A second major area of emphasis has been career exploration. Denison has launched the Austin E. Knowlton Center for Career Exploration, which is reinventing how liberal arts colleges prepare students for careers and professions. For this work, Dr. Weinberg was recognized by the National Association of Colleges and Employers for innovation with the inaugural 2017 Career Services Champion Award. Dr. Weinberg is heavily involved in national conversations about career preparation through his work with The Council on Competitiveness and The Columbus Partnership.

Dr. Weinberg's intellectual roots are in the civic impacts of higher education in unlocking the potential of individuals and communities. He has brought this passion to Denison where work is underway to focus on residential halls as sites for civic learning, and the recently launched Red Frame Lab for design thinking. Underlying this work, Dr. Weinberg has focused Denison on a campus-wide effort to deepen mentorship, which he believes is the defining feature of transformative education.

Prior to coming to Denison, Dr. Weinberg served as president and CEO of World Learning, where he led education programs in more than 70 countries. Dr. Weinberg started his career at Colgate University (1995 through 2005), where he was a member of the sociology and anthropology department and also served as vice president and dean of the college.

A native of Texas, Dr. Weinberg's passion for ice hockey took him to New England, where he attended Deerfield Academy and Bowdoin College. He studied at Cambridge University before earning his master's and doctoral degrees in sociology at Northwestern University. He has published widely.