I am very pleased to announce that Dr. David Rayl is the recipient of the second annual Simmons Chivukula Award for Academic Leadership. The award is generously sponsored by a gift from Dr. Elizabeth H. Simmons (Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UC San Diego; former MSU Associate Provost for Faculty and Academic Staff […]
The second year of AAN’s Leadership Fellows program has begun, and I’m pleased to report that the new cohort is actively engaged. The fellows this year are Shelia Cotten (Media and Information), Rob Roznowski (Theater), Greg Swain (Chemistry) and Angela Wilson (Chemistry). Five of our deans are serving as mentors: Rachel Croson (Social Science), Ron […]
We are just completing the second year of the Academic Advancement Network, which we affectionately call “AAN” (we are at MSU, and of course therefore must have an acronym!). Overall, our focus is on providing a range of types of support, including orientations, workshops, cohort programs, and individual consultations, to help MSU’s academics advance in […]
Our deans at MSU have worked together in extraordinary ways over the last couple of years – efforts that have intensified in 2018. In addition to the regular ‘Deans Council’ meetings with Provost Youatt, this group has invested an enormous amount of time and energy connecting less formally to improve our campus in ways that […]
In April, Provost Youatt highlighted an initiative to consider leadership on campus. I am very pleased to be working with an enthusiastic group of individuals from across campus on this effort, and wanted to provide an update. Conversations started last fall among senior administrators and members of some of our staffs in the Academic Advancement […]
I am thrilled to announce the results of the inaugural Simmons Chivukula Award for Academic Leadership. The award is generously sponsored by a gift from Dr. Elizabeth H. Simmons (Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UC San Diego; former MSU Associate Provost for Faculty and Academic Staff Development and Dean of Lyman Briggs College) […]
Marilyn Amey’s role as an administrator is beautifully tied to her scholarship. Throughout her career, Marilyn’s research has focused on leadership and organizational change in higher education. She has been at MSU since 1997, following faculty positions at the University of Kansas and Penn State. Marilyn is in her 12th year as chair of our […]
We are thrilled to announce MSU’s cohort of fellows in the 2018-19 Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program (BTAA-ALP)! They are: Kendra Spence Cheruvelil – Professor of Fisheries & Wildlife and Associate Dean in Lyman Briggs College Cara Cilano –Professor and Chair of English Pero Dagbovie – Professor of History and Associate Dean in the Graduate School Ashley Green – Assistant […]
Titus Awokuse cares deeply about the success of what he calls the “amazing people” in his department. He is in his third year as chair of the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE) at MSU. Previously, Dr. Awokuse was chair of the Department of Applied Economics and Statistics at the University of Delaware, […]
Conversations during challenging times or on difficult topics can often benefit from guidance by a skilled professional. The Academic Advancement Network, Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives, WorkLife Office, and Graduate School at MSU are working together to develop a pool of individuals to facilitate conversations. Leaders at a range of levels have contacted us […]
