Mary
Lindenstein Walshok is Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Programs,
Dean of University Extension and Adjunct Professor in the Department of
Sociology at the University of California, San Diego. In this capacity,
she is responsible for the University's self-funded continuing education
and outreach programs with an annual budget of more than $27 million.
These programs serve more than 45,000 participants annually, and include
the Summer Session, which serves 5,000 students; UCSD-TV, the University's
television station; UCSD CONNECT, a technology entrepreneurship network
of 750 companies; San Diego Dialogue, a cross-border research and public
policy program; as well as major Extension centers at three off-campus
sites.
She received her B.A. (1964) from Pomona College and her M.A. (1966) and Ph.D. (1969) in Sociology from Indiana University. She has been associated with UCSD since 1972 and has remained active as an industrial sociologist, authoring numerous book chapters and articles on education and the world of work, as well as the book, Blue Collar Women, published by Anchor/Doubleday. Her second book, Knowledge Without Boundaries: What America's Research Universities Can Do for the Economy, the Workplace, and the Community, was published by Jossey-Bass in 1995. Additionally, she has published numerous book chapters and articles on the role of research institutions in the "new economy" and the education and training challenges of knowledge-based companies.