Following a year of search committee meetings, on-Grounds candidate interviews and administrative decision-making, the University named four new deans in the past several months, filling vacancies in the Office of the Dean of Students, the College of Arts & Sciences, the Medical School and the Nursing School. Three new faces--and one familiar one--will have assumed their duties by the beginning of the coming school year, and all four new deans will be instrumental in determining the direction their offices and the University at large will take in the coming year.
Dean of Students
After serving as interim dean of students for nine months, Allen Groves was named the permanent dean of students in early May.
The University selected Groves based on the recommendations of a search committee of administrators, faculty members and students who worked throughout the past year to fill the position.
"It was an expansive national search and the committee was pleased to receive a large number of excellent applications, but when it was all over, [Groves] stood out," search committee Chair Maurice Apprey, who is also dean of the Office of African-American Affairs, stated in an e-mail.
Apprey noted Groves' motivation, intuitive analysis of complex situations and task completion skills contributed to the new dean's selection.
"He came highly recommended by faculty, student leaders and administrators alike," Apprey stated.
Patricia Lampkin, University vice president for student affairs, also highlighted Groves' skill set as an important factor in the University's decision. She explained that although Groves
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