Dear University Community:
I am pleased to report that the search for the next Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences is underway. School of Law Dean, S. Todd Brown, is serving as chair of the search committee. Under Dean Brown’s leadership and with the support of the search committee, I am confident that the search will be a success.
The search committee includes faculty members representing college departments across the arts and humanities, natural sciences and mathematics, and social sciences, as well as university and faculty leadership. In addition to Dean Brown, members of the search committee include:
- Robert M. Adelman, Professor, Sociology and Criminology, College of Arts and Sciences
- Ann Bisantz, Dean of Undergraduate Education; SUNY Distinguished Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- David R. Castillo, Professor, Romance Languages and Literatures, College of Arts and Sciences; Co-Director, Center for Information Integrity
- Jaron Cheung, PhD Student, Philosophy
- Luis A. Colón, SUNY Distinguished Professor and A. Conger Goodyear Professor, Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
- Derek Daniels, Professor and Chair, Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
- Melanie C. Green, Professor and Chair, Communication, College of Arts and Sciences
- Eric Huebner, Professor and Chair, Music, College of Arts and Sciences
- Jacob D. Kathman, Professor and Chair, Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences
- Suzanne G. Laychock, Chair, Faculty Senate; Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affair, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
- Elizabeth Otto, Professor, Global Gender and Sexuality Studies, College of Arts and Sciences; Director, Humanities Institute
- Barbara Prinari, Professor, Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences
- Suzanne Rosenblith, Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Education
- Chi Ho Sham, Chair, Dean’s Advisory Council, College of Arts and Sciences
- Rinaldo W. Walcott, Professor and Carl V. Granger Chair, Africana and American Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
- Victoria W. Wolcott, Professor, History, College of Arts and Sciences; Director, Gender Institute
- Agnieszka (Agnes) Zak-Moskal, Assistant Dean for Student Success and Advising, College of Arts and Sciences
We have secured the services of Russell Reynolds Associates to assist the university in recruiting the best possible candidate. The principals from the firm who will work on this search are Jett Pihakis and Joi Hayes-Scott. Dr. Pihakis and Ms. Hayes-Scott have extensive experience in recruiting academic and administrative leaders to UB.
I am grateful to the members of this search committee for their service and support in recruiting an outstanding individual for this important leadership position. The committee will begin their work this month and conclude in the spring semester.
Throughout the coming months, Dean Brown will update the campus community regarding the search progress. Information will also be available on the search website.
Sincerely,
A. Scott Weber Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs