All Entries Tagged With: "University of South Florida"
Four Women Scholars Honored With Notable Awards
The honorees are Karen Molek of the University of West Florida, Patricia Zavella of the University of California, Santa Cruz, Naomi Oreskes of Harvard University, and Judy Genshaft, president of the University of South Florida System.
University of South Florida Executive Is the New Leader of NASFAA
Billie Jo Hamilton, assistant vice president of enrollment planning and management and director of university scholarships and financial aid services at the University of South Florida in Tampa, was elected chair of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
The Next Leader of the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut
Gladis Kersaint is a professor of mathematics education and associate dean of the College of Education at the University of South Florida in Tampa. She will begin her new duties at the University of Connecticut in July.
A New Center for Women in Business to Be Established at Texas Woman’s University
The new center will be the first of its kind in the region and will provide leadership opportunities to encourage and support women’s business ownership and success.
Four Women Academics Named Deans at Major Universities
The women named deans are Danielle B. McDonald at the University of South Florida, Renae Chesnut at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Farah C. Muscadin at Chicago State University, and Cynthia Gerstl-Pepin at the University of Vermont.
The New President of the American Society for Public Administration
Maria Aristigueta is the Charles P. Messick Professor of Public Administration at the University of Delaware. For the past six years she has served as the director of the School of Public and Policy Administration at the university.
Why Do Women Avoid Engineering Degree Programs?
Although women may be academically well-prepared for an engineering curriculum various factors may contribute to the feeling of “not fitting in” or a “lack of belonging” in academic engineering programs. A new study seeks to identify factors that produce such concerns and to recommend ways to eliminate them.
Sandra Stone Named Regional Chancellor at the University of South Florida
Dr. Stone has been serving as vice president for academic affairs at Dalton State College in Georgia. She will begin her new role as regional chancellor at the Sarasota-Manatee campus of the University of South Florida on November 1.
Kansas State University Study Examines Gender Differences in Car Crashes
The authors examined all motor vehicles crashes in the state of Kansas involving drivers 16 to 24 years of age over a five-year period. They found significant gender differences in types, times, and severity of crashes by young drivers of automobiles.
Texas Woman’s University Names Sole Finalist to Be Its Next President
Since 2006, Carine M. Feyten has been dean of the College of Education, Health, and Society at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Dr. Feyten is a native of Belgium and is fluent in five languages.
Nine Women in New Higher Education Administrative Positions
The women in new administrative posts are Julie Summs, Kate Brown, Maggie Reitz, Elizabeth Armstrong, Ericka Krantz, Cynthia A, DeKuca, Jacqueline Gibson, Klara Papp, and Cornelia Grumman.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
A Quartet of New Women Deans at State Universities
The new deans are Ellen McIntyre at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, Stefanie Linquist at the University of Georgia, Danita Brown at the University of Minnesota, and Vasti Torres of the University of South Florida.
Sophia Wisniewska to Lead the St. Petersburg Campus of the University of South Florida
A scholar of Russian language and literature, Dr. Wisniewska has served as chancellor of the Brandywine campus of Pennsylvania State University since 2005. She will begin her new duties in July.
Six Women Academics Honored With Notable Awards
The honorees are Donna Shalala, Mary Lou Soffa, Pamela Hallock-Muller, Mary Ann Fitzpatric, Elizabeth Andress, and Michelle Scollo.
Fourteen Women Take On New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of appointments of women to administrative positions in higher education.
Honors and Awards for Eight Women Scholars
The honorees are Joyce Kinkead, Alice Friman, Mary John O’Hair, Valorie McAlpin, Kathleen Hale, Anne Strozier, Nancy Hinkle and Margaret Young.
Margaret Sullivan Stepping Down as Head of University of South Florida-St. Petersburg
She has served as regional chancellor of the St. Petersburg campus since December 2009.
Dean of the College of Education at the University of South Florida to Step Down
She will leave her post in June and, after a one year sabbatical, will return to teaching at the University of South Florida.
University of South Florida Women Unite to Combat Domestic Violence
In just over two years, membership in the Women in Need Foundation has grown from 20 to 200.
Four Women Named to Dean Positions
Beate Schmittmann, Hannah Buxbaum, Julianne Serovich, and Joni Boye-Beaman have been named dean.
Seven Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Seven women at six universities have assumed new administrative duties.
A Trio of New Deans
The University of Tennessee, the University of South Florida, and West Virginia University name women dean.
Two Women Win Prairie Schooner Book Prizes
Karen Brown and Susan Blackwell Ramsey will have their books published by the University of Nebraska Press.
University Women Moving Up the Administrative Ladder
Julie Wong was named vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg. Since 2008 she has served as vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Colorado. Previously, Dr. Wong was associate vice president and dean of students at the University of Texas at El Paso. Dr. Wong […]
