NDSU Dean Selected to Lead University’s 文学院 and 信s
2017年3月16日
北达科他 State University Dean Kent ) has been selected in a national search to lead the 文学院 and 信s, 7月10日生效, 2017.
最靠谱的网赌软件 Provost Augustine "Austin阿哥说 ) brings to ODU stature as a scholar, 强烈的领导眼光, and passionate commitment to faculty and student success and inclusive excellence.
"Dr. ) is the ideal choice to lead the 文学院 and 信s,阿哥说, 在宣布任命时. "He is a congenial collaborator and a proven leader who has managed a similar college at 北达科他 State University with great thoughtfulness and unwavering commitment to excellence. I am confident that his measured, thoughtful and deliberate approach to management will enable him to work with faculty, 学生, staff and alumni to advance the mission of the college."
) is currently a professor and dean of the 文学院, Humanities and Social Sciences at 北达科他 State University (NDSU), 在法戈, 北达科他. 在NDSU, he oversees a college with a budget of more than $15 million, 1,755名学生, 127名全职教师, 40讲师, 33名工作人员, 10个部门, the Division of Performing 艺术, 音乐学院, 八个中心, and interdisciplinary programs in 国际 Studies and 女性's & 性别RESEARCH.
During Sandstorm's tenure at NDSU, he increased rates of scholarly productivity by more than 45 percent and enhanced faculty involvement in sponsored research, as reflected in more than a 200 percent increase in grants and contracts received by faculty in the college.
) developed a variety of strategic initiatives to enhance diversity in the college, including the establishment of diversity scholarships, 部落学院伙伴关系, an Anti-Racism Rapid Response Team and a College Diversity Committee charged with developing strategies to enhance recruitment and retention of diverse 学生, 教职员工.
除了, he stepped up development efforts and worked with the development foundation and department chairs to garner endowments and bequests that totaled more than $10 million in the past three years. ) also supported continuous opportunities for faculty development in the college and successfully nominated faculty, staff and 学生 for several distinguished national, 地区和大学奖项. 在2011年加入NDSU之前, ) served as professor and head of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology at the University of Northern Iowa and as the executive officer of the Midwest Sociological Society.
)拥有博士学位.D., M.A. 和B.A in Sociology from the University of Minnesota.
He has received the President's Special Award from the Midwest Sociological Society, the Herbert Blumer Award from the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction and the Regents' 教师 Excellence Award from the Iowa Board of Regents. He has also received the Outstanding RESEARCH Award, the 教学 Excellence Award and the Distinguished 服务 Award from the University of Northern Iowa, 他工作了18年的地方. Kent is the author of 10 books and 40 other publications. His most recent books are "Symbols, 自我, and Social Reality" (Oxford University Press, 2013) and "Inside Social Life" (Oxford University Press, 2017).
Agho praised the work of Interim Dean Dana Heller and the search team members, who vetted a strong pool of candidates for the position.
"I extend my deepest gratitude to Dr. Dana Heller for her excellent work as interim dean over the past year,阿哥说. "She has done an excellent job in providing strong and stable leadership to the College.
"Kent was selected from an extremely strong pool of candidates," Agho continued. "I want to offer my thanks to Jeff Tanner, dean of the 斯特罗姆商学院; members of the search team, 迈克尔Carhart, 迈克尔·克莱蒙斯, 玛莎Daas, 二把手凯利-杜金斯, 伊丽莎白Esinhart, 詹妮弗鱼, 比尔Gambrell, 乔伊斯·霍夫曼, 布莱恩Nedvin, 伊薇特培生, Leslie-Dawn快速, Avi圣, 卡伦-, Melvina Sumter and Agnieszka Whelan; and search firm representatives Jackie Zavitz and Julia Salem from Heidrick & Struggles for the energy and time they put into the process, and for identifying such a strong candidate."