{"id":1423,"date":"2014-08-14T10:06:09","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T14:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2014\/08\/dean-search-continues-transylvanias-leadership-transformation\/"},"modified":"2020-07-14T13:56:02","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T17:56:02","slug":"dean-search-continues-transylvanias-leadership-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2014\/08\/dean-search-continues-transylvanias-leadership-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean search continues Transylvania&#8217;s leadership transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgBordersLeft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/news\/images\/illustrations\/Old_Morrison.jpg\" alt=\"old morrison\" width=\"200\" height=\"130\" \/>LEXINGTON Ky.\u2014As part of a broader leadership transformation that began<br \/>\nwith selecting a new president, Transylvania University has begun a search for a<br \/>\nvice president for academic affairs and dean of the university. 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Bell<br \/>\nis serving as interim vice president and dean of the university.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal\" class=\"MsoNormal\">\nThe new dean will help lead the campus community as the school carries<br \/>\nout the <a href=\"..\/plan2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transylvania 2020<\/a><br \/>\nstrategic plan\u2014a roadmap that provides a vision and direction for enhancing student<br \/>\nsuccess and curricular innovation.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal\" class=\"MsoNormal\">\nA member of the executive cabinet, the dean is responsible for<br \/>\nenriching and expanding academic programs while overseeing the university&#8217;s library,<br \/>\nwriting center, study abroad program, first-year academic experience, and career<br \/>\ndevelopment and registrar offices.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal\" class=\"MsoNormal\">\nAs the university enters a bold new era, it is looking for a dean who<br \/>\nis not only an accomplished scholar, educator and administrator\u2014but also<br \/>\nsomeone with a strong commitment to liberal education, shared governance and collegial<br \/>\nproblem solving.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal\" class=\"MsoNormal\">\nThe dean will work closely with President Seamus Carey, who already has<br \/>\nmade an impact in his first few weeks at Transylvania with the introduction of<br \/>\nhis new mentoring program, 100 Doors to Success. 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