Several administrative organizational changes have occurred
in recent weeks.
The changes were announced in a Sept. 28 all-campus e-mail
sent by Don Loppnow, executive vice president and who is
handling presidential duties.
The changes announced are as follows:
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Simpkins |
Karen Simpkins, acting vice president for student affairs
and interim associate vice president for business and finance - human
resources, will lead the department of human resources
on a full-time basis. Her new title will be interim associate
vice president for human resources.
The office of human resources will now report to the office
of the president. It formerly was under the division of
business and finance.
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Lindke |
Bernice Lindke, formerly associate vice president for
enrollment management, has been named interim vice president
for student affairs. A search committee for the position
of vice president for student affair will be named and
the search will begin this month.
Finally, the five college deans will be members of the
Strategic Operations Council. These are Vernon Polite,
College of Education; David Mielke, College of Business;
Morell Boone, College of Technology; Jeanne Thomas, College
of Health and Human Services; and Hartmut Hoft, College
of Arts and Sciences.
Several weeks ago, changes occurred in Academic Affairs.
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Neely |
Bob Neely, associate provost and associate vice president
for research, took on the provost's duties, which will
enable Loppnow to focus on fulfilling presidential duties.
Bette Warren, head of the math department,
has been named the interim associate vice president for
academic programming. Warren will retain her title as head
of the math department. Chris
Gardiner, a professor
of mathematics, will oversee the day-to-day operations
of the department.
Wade Tornquist, former associate dean
for the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the
executive associate to the provost for operations. Tammy
Greco, head of biology,
will assume the role of associate dean for the College
of Arts and Sciences. Greco will retain her department
head status, but Bob Winning, a professor
of biology, will serve as the department head pro tempe.
