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Andrew Hsu | President, College of Charleston

Andrew Hsu | President, College of Charleston

Current Position and Past Experience
Andrew Hsu is currently President of the College of Charleston and has been in this position since 2019. Before joining the College, Hsu was the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at The University of Toledo. Before becoming provost and executive vice president at Toledo, Hsu served as the dean of engineering at San Jose State University and as the associate vice president for research and the dean of the Graduate School at Wright State University.

Education, Honors and Achievements
Hsu holds a Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Throughout his career, Hsu has remained actively engaged in the community. He is currently the chair of the Board of Governors for Rocket Innovation (a Toledo nonprofit). He has also served on the Leadership Council of CalCharge (a statewide nonprofit organization in California), the Board of Governors of Edison Materials Technology Center in Dayton (Ohio), the Board of Governors of the University Clean Energy Alliance of Ohio, and was appointed by Governor Mitch Daniels as chair of the Indiana Bioproduct Commission.

Personal Details and Community Involvement
In his free time, Hsu enjoys tennis, classical music and spending time with his wife, Rongrong, and four daughters, Carol, Kristie, Jenny and Emma.

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