Elizabeth M. Bejar Appointed Next Provost and Vice President of FIU
By Alexander Luzula/Staff Writer FIU has appointed Elizabeth M. Bejar as its next Provost, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, after serving in the…
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SIPA Dean John Stack Steps Down
Danny Tarrau / Contributing Writer After six years, the founder and Dean of the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) John…
$750 million Next Horizon capital campaign open to the public
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director The University is well on its way to reaching its $750 million goal as part of their Next Horizon Campaign,…
Faculty Senate ask about Rubio’s teaching position
Furton, former dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, said he appointed Marco Rubio in 2011 as a senior fellow and co-instructor. He said Michael Heithaus, dean of CAS, and John Stack, professor and SIPA director, renewed Rubio’s contract in 2014.
Academic mergers will have “little effect” on students, Provost said
University Provost Ken Furton said plans to merge two colleges and add a department to a school will have “no impact on students,” and he would like to make a decision by the end of the year.
FIU to provost: It’s not goodbye, it’s see you later
University members only had kind words to say about Provost and Executive Vice President Douglas Wartzok — knowledgeable, inspirational, tireless, a leader.
Furton has ‘big sandals to fill’ as new provost
President Mark B. Rosenberg appointed College of Arts and Sciences Dean Kenneth Furton to the provost position at a town hall on April 2. Furton will assume his new role summer 2014.
Provost stepping down from office
Provost Douglas Wartzok will step down from office on July 1 and has asked for his first sabbatical in 42 years as a faculty member.
Board of Governors threatens academic programs, bachelor to doctoral
A handful of academic programs are under the Board of Governors’ magnifying glass– each at risk of losing funding if they do not increase the number of degrees they award and the number of students who are placed in jobs after one year.
University’s first vice provost of access and success appointed
Vice President of Human Resources Jaffus Hardrick was recently appointed the University’s first vice provost for The Office of Student Access and Success.
