Who will be dean of the combined college?
The implementation committee will recommend a process for the selection of a new dean for the combined college. Walt Gmelch will continue to serve as dean of Education until June 30, 2005, and Pam White has agreed to continue as interim dean of FCS during the same period. What is the approval process that is to be followed? We will follow the Policy on Academic Reorganization, recently adopted by the Faculty Senate, that calls for multiple levels of review and comment, including votes of the faculty involved. There is obviously a strong desire on the part of the university leadership to see this combination through to completion, but there also is opportunity for broad input and discussion at many stages. We will consider all issues and input received throughout the evaluation and decision process and will remain true to the reorganization policy. Following the campus review, the university president will make a recommendation to the Board of Regents, State of Iowa. The final decision
