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David Lassner has served for more than ten years as the 15th president of the University of 撸sir视频?i (撸sir视频). In that capacity he simultaneously leads the 10-campus 撸sir视频 system, the state’s sole provider of public post-secondary education, and 撸sir视频?i’s flagship research university, 撸sir视频 撸sir视频.

Lassner has an ongoing focus on helping more 撸sir视频?i residents, particularly those who have historically been left behind, earn college degrees and credentials with a focus on critical areas of workforce shortage where there are high-quality vacancies such as in education, health care, technology, energy and the skilled trades. He is committed to strengthen the state’s economy by leveraging 撸sir视频 research and innovation to create and fill more high-quality jobs locally. Lassner is advancing 撸sir视频’s commitment to become a model Indigenous-centered university that cares for 撸sir视频?i, Native 撸sir视频ians and all of 撸sir视频?i’s people as it weaves together modern science and education with the traditional indigenous wisdom, values and practices that made the 撸sir视频ian islands a model of self-contained sustainability before western contact.

Under Lassner’s leadership metrics of student success have shown steady improvement across the 撸sir视频 System and enrollment has remained strong. A restructuring of the relationship with the University of 撸sir视频?i has led to record philanthropic investment. A focus on research that matters to and is grounded in 撸sir视频?i has led to record extramural funding. And strong management practices have ensured financial stability through recessions and a pandemic.

Lassner began working at 撸sir视频 in entry-level roles in information technology (IT) in 1977, eventually becoming 撸sir视频’s first chief information officer and then its first vice president for IT. He was appointed interim president in September 2013 and the “interim” was removed in June 2014. Lassner is also a member of the university’s cooperating 撸sir视频uate faculty and has taught both online and in-person at 撸sir视频 撸sir视频 in in computer science, communications, business and education.

Lassner is a Commissioner and former chair of the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE) and a member of the Board of Governors of the East-West Center. He serves on the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advisory Committee on Cyberinfrastructure and on the boards of Internet2, the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR), the Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB), the ?Iole Stewardship Center and the Blood Bank of 撸sir视频?i. He serves on the Boards of the Mountain West and Big West intercollegiate athletic conferences and is the current Big West Chair. He previously served on and chaired the boards of the National Association of System Heads (NASH).

In his prior positions Lassner played an active leadership role in a variety of local, national and international information and communications technology organizations. He chaired 撸sir视频?i’s Broadband Task Force and served on the boards of 撸sir视频?i’s High Technology Development Corporation and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) affiliate. Lassner chaired the boards of the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) and EDUCAUSE and was a founding steering committee member and past-chair of WICHE’s Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET).

An active principal investigator for more than 25 years, Lassner led 撸sir视频?i’s major statewide project funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce that interconnected all public schools, libraries and campuses on six islands with fiber optics. He has had support from the National Science Foundation for over some 25 years focused on research and education networking and cyberinfrastructure in 撸sir视频?i and the Pacific. He is principal investigator for the Maui High Performance Computing Center and for the Pacific Disaster Center, major long-term U.S. Department of Defense programs based on Maui. In all, Lassner has served as principal investigator for more than $540 million of extramural funding.

Lassner earned an AB in economics summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa followed by an MS in computer science while supported by a University Fellowship at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He earned his PhD in communication and information sciences at the University of 撸sir视频?i.

Lassner has been recognized with Internet2’s Richard Rose Award, WCET’s Richard Jonsen Award, the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California’s inaugural Christine Haska Distinguished Service Award. He was also named a Distinguished Alumni Educator by the UIUC Department of Computer Science and a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of 撸sir视频?i.