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LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Transylvania University named Laura Bryan, who was dean of the University of Baltimore\u2019s college of arts and sciences, as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the university. She began July 1.\n<\/p>\nLEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Transylvania University named Laura Bryan, who was dean of the University of Baltimore\u2019s college of arts and sciences, as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the university. She began July 1.\n<\/p>\n
\nBy hiring Bryan, Transylvania continues a leadership transformation that started a year ago with the selection of President Seamus Carey.\n<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe are very excited to have Dr. Bryan join the Transylvania community during this time of renewal,\u201d Carey said. \u201cShe brings a wealth of experience as an educator, administrator, consensus builder and advocate of the liberal arts.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\nBryan, a U.S. Fulbright Scholar and psychology professor, serves as the chief academic officer for the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences\u2019 undergraduate and graduate programs.\n<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI have tremendous respect for Transylvania’s mission, faculty, staff and students, and I am honored to be selected as the next dean,\u201d Bryan said. \u201cI look forward to partnering with the university and Lexington communities.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\nShe will serve on the executive cabinet and oversee Transylvania\u2019s library, study abroad program, writing center, first-year academic experience, registrar and career development office.\n<\/p>\n
\nBryan is no stranger to the Lexington area, having served as director of work-life at the University of Kentucky. Additionally, she was associate VP for academic affairs with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness at Eastern Kentucky University, where she helped develop a graduate program in industrial and organizational psychology and was director for the campus Kentucky Governor\u2019s Scholars Program.\n<\/p>\n
\nBryan also directed the University of West Florida\u2019s School of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences.
\nBryan, who earned a Ph.D. in industrial and organizational psychology from The Ohio State University, authored and collaborated on several books, most recently: \u201cShaping Work-Life Culture in Higher Education: A Guide for Academic Leaders.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\nAt Transylvania, Bryan is preceded by Michael J. Bell, who is interim vice president and dean of the university.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Transylvania University named Laura Bryan, who was dean of the University of Baltimore\u2019s college of arts and sciences, as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the university. She began July 1. By hiring Bryan, Transylvania continues a leadership transformation that started a year ago with the selection of President Seamus Carey. \u201cWe are very excited to have Dr. Bryan join the Transylvania community during this time of renewal,\u201d Carey said. \u201cShe brings a wealth of experience as an educator, administrator, consensus builder and advocate of the liberal arts.\u201d Bryan, a U.S. Fulbright Scholar and psychology professor, serves as the chief academic officer for the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences\u2019 undergraduate and graduate programs. \u201cI have tremendous respect for Transylvania’s mission, faculty, staff and students, and I am honored to be selected as the next dean,\u201d Bryan said. \u201cI look forward to partnering with the university and Lexington communities.\u201d She will serve on the executive cabinet and oversee Transylvania\u2019s library, study abroad program, writing center, first-year academic experience, registrar and career development office. Bryan is no stranger to the Lexington area, having served as director of work-life at the University of Kentucky. Additionally, she was associate VP for academic affairs with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness at Eastern Kentucky University, where she helped develop a graduate program in industrial and organizational psychology and was director for the campus Kentucky Governor\u2019s Scholars Program. Bryan also directed the<\/p>\n