Matthew J. Malatesta has been appointed vice president for Admissions, Financial Aid and Enrollment at Union College following a national search.
Malatesta grew up in Pittsfield, Mass., graduating from Union in 1991 with a bachelor of arts in Managerial Economics. He has been at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. for eight years, including the last three as director of Financial Aid. At Hamilton, he also served as associate dean of Admissions and director of Admissions Information Systems, and assistant dean of Admissions and director of WAVE Program, an alumni admissions program.
“We are excited to have Matt rejoin the Union family,” said President Stephen C. Ainlay. “Matt comes with a great deal of experience in the field of admissions and financial aid, and we look forward to his leadership in his new role.”
Malatesta has a master of arts in Teaching from Union Graduate College. Before joining Hamilton, he held positions at Holy Ghost Preparatory School in Bensalem, Pa. and Darrow School in New Lebanon, N.Y.
Malatesta’s ties to Union extend to his wife, Mary Agnes, also a member of the Class of 1991 and his brother, Paul, a member of Union’s Class of 1987.
Malatesta and his wife have two children, Allison, 5, and Daniel, 3.
“Maggie and I are tremendously excited to return to Union and the Capital Region,” Malatesta said. “I am honored to be a member of the team representing such a fine college to prospective students and their parents. My Union education was a transformative experience for me, so I consider it a blessing to help others learn about the tremendous opportunities that Union offers.”
Malatesta, 39, begins at Union in July. Ann Fleming Brown has been interim vice president since Dan Lundquist stepped down last June. The department is selecting the 565 students for the Class of 2012 from a record 5,263 applicants. Regular decision letters will be mailed by the end of March.
“Ann has done a remarkable job in this role and we are all indebted to her,” Ainlay said. “Similarly, we should all recognize the exceptional work of Admissions and Financial Aid during this period of transition. We are all the beneficiaries of what they have accomplished.”