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December 9, 2014, Volume 61, No. 16 |
Provost Vincent Price announces the formation of a consultative committee to advise him on the selection of a Vice Provost for Education. Andrew N. Binns, professor of biology in the School of Arts & Sciences, who has served as Vice Provost for Education since 2006 and taught at Penn since 1980, will complete his term as Vice Provost at the end of June 2015. During his tenure, Vice Provost Binns has led such initiatives as the University’s highly successful 2014 reaccreditation and 2007 periodic review by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which both generated important advancements in graduate and undergraduate education at Penn; recent innovations in Structured, Active, In-class Learning (SAIL); and the launch of the renovated ARCH and the Family Resource Center.
The Vice Provost for Education reports directly to the Provost and is a member of his senior leadership team for academic and strategic planning. He or she has primary responsibility for undergraduate and graduate education at Penn, developing and implementing policies that promote academic excellence, innovative teaching and learning and interdisciplinary knowledge across the University. The Vice Provost for Education chairs the Council of Undergraduate Deans, the Council of Graduate Deans and the Council of Professional Master’s Degree Deans and works closely with the wide range of student services and resources overseen by the Vice Provost for University Life. College Houses and Academic Services, the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Graduate Student Center and the Office of Student Conduct all report to the Vice Provost for Education.
The committee invites nominations of and applications from currently tenured faculty members at Penn. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of the University and its policies and practices, as well as experience addressing sensitive issues in an effective and principled manner. Candidates must be tactful and discreet in handling confidential information and work well with faculty, staff, deans and department chairs in negotiating difficult situations. Excellent written and oral communication skills, sound judgment and demonstrated administrative competence are all necessary.
Nominations and applications, including CVs, may be sent by February 6, 2015 to: Vice Provost for Education Search, Office of the Provost, 122 College Hall/6381; or by email to Lynne Hunter, Office of the Provost, lynneh@upenn.edu
The members of the consultative committee are:
• Dwight Jaggard, professor of electrical & systems engineering, School of Engineering & Applied Science; Past Chair, Faculty Senate (Chair)
• Marisa Bartolomei, professor of cell & developmental biology, Perelman School of Medicine
• Patricia D’Antonio, Killebrew-Censits Professor in Undergraduate Education; chair, department of family & community health, School of Nursing
• Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, associate professor and undergraduate chair, department of the history of art, School of Arts & Sciences
• Marybeth Gasman, professor, Graduate School of Education
• Larry Gladney, associate dean for natural sciences; Kahn Professor for Faculty Excellence; professor of physics & astronomy, School of Arts & Sciences
• Robert Inman, Mellon Professor of Finance, Wharton School
• Joyce Kim, president, Undergraduate Assembly
• Justine Sefcik, chair, Graduate & Professional Student Assembly
• Lynne Hunter, assistant provost (Staff)
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