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Search begins for new dean of the College of Education, Health, and Society

¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ is partnering with Storbeck Search and Associates

Campus Announcements

Search begins for new dean of the College of Education, Health, and Society

¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ has launched a national search for the next dean of College of Education, Health, and Society (EHS), partnering with the executive search firm Storbeck Search and Associates. 

Provost Elizabeth Mullenix has appointed a search committee which is chaired by Beena Sukumaran, dean of the College of Engineering and Computing. Other members of the search committee include:

  • Mastano Dzimbiri, graduate student
  • Babs Dwyer, undergraduate student
  • Loren May, alumni for EHS Advisory Council
  • Melissa Chase, chair and professor, Department of Sport Leadership and Management
  • Paul Branscum, professor, Department of Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Health
  • Erica Fernandez, associate professor, Department of Educational Leadership
  • Shawnieka Pope, assistant clinical professor, Department of Family Science and Social Work
  • Kelli Rushek, assistant professor, Department of Teaching Curriculum and Educational Inquiry
  • Sarah Watt, associate professor, Department of Educational Psychology
  • Jessica Williamson, unclassified staff
  • Elizabeth Hurrell, classified staff

The College of Education, Health, and Society (EHS) was founded in 1902 as the first professional school of ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ and one of the first teacher education schools in Ohio. EHS enrolls 2,400 undergraduates and 600 graduate students, with 120 full-time faculty members and 60 staff members. The college comprises six academic departments: Educational Leadership; Educational Psychology; Family Science and Social Work; Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Health; Sport Leadership and Management; and Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry.

¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ is accepting applications and nominations for the position of dean of the College of Education, Health, and Society (EHS). ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ seeks an exceptional leader with a strong record of collaboration, a forward-looking vision, and significant academic accomplishments and administrative experience. 

More information is available on ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ’s .