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Peter Karsten returns to Baker College of Auburn Hills as president

Jeff Love retires after 46 years with Baker College

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Baker College officials have announced that Peter W. Karsten, Ph.D. CPA, has succeeded Jeff Love as Baker College of Auburn Hills president.

Karsten returns to the Auburn Hills campus after serving six years as president of Baker College of Owosso. He joined Baker College in 1992 and had advanced to vice president for academics at Baker College of Auburn Hills before taking the Owosso position.

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Love is retiring after a successful 46-year career with Baker College, including 19 years as president for Baker College of Auburn Hills.

Baker College System President F. James Cummins said, “We are fortunate to have a person of Pete’s talent, education and experience take the reins of Baker College of Auburn Hills. Jeff’s departure is bittersweet. We wish him the very best in retirement. He led the campus through many years of extraordinary growth in enrollment, programs, buildings and graduates in addition to building a well qualified staff to succeed him.”

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Susan Ebeling, chair of Baker College of Auburn Hills Board of Regents, said “Our board members are looking forward to working with Karsten again. We are fortunate to have President Love’s replacement be someone who has worked closely with him for 16 years.”

Karsten said, “I am honored to follow in my mentor’s footsteps. His name is synonymous with integrity on the Baker College of Auburn Hills campus, and he has been a great influence on me and many other educators and students. I am also eager to extend Jeff’s legacy of providing education and training that meet the needs of today’s employers.”

About Peter W. Karsten

During Karsten’s tenure as president of Baker College of Owosso, the campus achieved record levels of student enrollment and number of graduates; added several new programs and a student housing option; and constructed and opened the 40,000-square-foot Health Sciences Building and the 43,000-square-foot Auto/Diesel Institute of Michigan facility.

Karsten began his Baker College career as a financial aid advisor at the Clinton Township campus. He transferred to the Auburn Hills campus where he was a member of the accounting faculty and dean of general education and accounting before becoming vice president for academics in 1998.

Karsten holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Oakland University, a master’s in education from the University of Michigan, and a bachelor’s and an MBA in accounting from Michigan State University.

Baker College offers more than 150 high-demand career programs in the areas of business administration, computer information systems, education, engineering and technology, health sciences and human services. The Auburn Hills campus employs nearly 400 instructors, staff and other support personnel at its 17-acre campus at 1500 University Drive, Auburn Hills. Student enrollment is approximately 3,100.

During the campus’ 22-year history, 100 percent of the available graduates in 12 graduating classes were employed upon graduation.

The largest private college in Michigan, Baker College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. It is a nonprofit higher education institution, serving more than 35,000 students on 12 campuses and in three satellite locations. Baker grants certificates and associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business, health sciences, education and human services, and various technical fields, as well as a doctorate of business administration. As a career college, the Baker College system is pleased to report that 97 percent of its available graduates are employed. For more information about Baker College, please check out our website at www.baker.edu.

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