West Haven, Conn., July 1, 2008- Richard J. Tuchman has been selected as the vice president for University Advancement at the University of New Haven. Tuchman is a prominent Connecticut fundraising professional who currently serves as the executive director of development at the University of Hartford. He will begin his position at UNH, which he notes is "a university on the rise," on July 28. During his 22 years as an advancement officer, Tuchman has been an executive in the Development and Advancement offices at Yale University, Saint Joseph College, Quinnipiac University and at the American Heart Association, and began his career with the Boy Scouts of America. A member of the team completing the University of Hartford's $175 million capital campaign this month, Tuchman also led a successful $30 million campaign at Saint Joseph and directed the Quinnipiac University Development Office for four years.
Tuchman was born in New York and raised in New Bedford, Mass. He is a certified fund-raising executive and graduate of Cornell University with a master's in journalism from Quinnipiac University.
A leader in experiential education, the University of New Haven provides its students with a unique combination of solid liberal arts and real-world, hands-on professional training. A private University founded in 1920, UNH has a student enrollment of more than 5,000 students. The University offers more than 80 undergraduate degrees and more than 25 graduate degrees through its four colleges, in fields such as sports management, nutrition, forensic science, music and sound recording, engineering, computer science and criminal justice. University College at UNH develops programs and courses to meet the emerging educational and training needs of educators, businesses and public and social agencies, focusing on academic excellence, convenience and flexibility. University of New Haven students study abroad through a variety of distinctive programs.
