All Entries Tagged With: "Wichita State University"
Monica Lounsbery Named Provost at Wichita State University in Kansas
Monica Lounsbery’s career in higher education spans over two decades. She has held academic and administrative roles with California State University, Long Beach and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
The Rebranding of Women’s Studies at Wichita State University in Kansas
The women’s studies department at Wichita State University in Kansas will now be known as the department of women’s, ethnicity, and intersectional studies.
Universities Announce the Appointments of Seven Women to Dean Positions
The women appointed to dean positions are Jenna Shim at the University of Wyoming, Pamela McCauley at Widener University, Susan Kelly-Weeder at George Washington University, Pamela Slaven-Lee at Marymount University, Cheryl Blackman at Bowie State University, Amy Shapiro at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and Marie Bukowski at Wichita State University.
Cheryl McConnell Is the First Woman President of St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia
Dr. McConnell has served as interim president since June 2022. Earlier, she was provost and chief academic officer for three years. Before her arrival at Saint Joseph’s in 2019, Dr. McConnell held several leadership positions at Rockhurst University, a Jesuit institution in Kansas City, Missouri.
Universities Announce the Appointments of Three Women to Dean Positions
Leigh Small was appointed dean of the Michigan State University College of Nursing. Jennifer Friend has been named dean of the College of Applied Studies at Wichita State University in Kansas and Holly Taylor is the new dean of student life and leadership at Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia.
New Administrative Roles for Eight Women at U.S. Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Five Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The five women in new administrative posts are Anna Rua at York College of the City University of New York, Kenya Faulkner at Emory University in Atlanta, Carren Moham at Hesston College in Hesston, Kansas, Kimberly Holmes-Iverson at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and Lucretia Taylor at Wichita State University in Kansas.
Eight Women Educators Who Have Been Been Selected to Receive Notable Honors and Awards
Here is this week’s listing of women in higher education who have been honored by colleges and universities or who have received notable awards from other organizations.
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.
In Memoriam: Carol Wolfe Konek, 1934-2019
Dr. Konek was associate dean of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wichita State University in Kansas for 19 years. She served on the faculty of the English department and the women’s studies department for 35 years until her retirement in 2005.
Eleven Universities Announce the Appointment of Women to Dean Positions
The new deans are Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, Jennifer D. Greer, Sian Mooney, Bonnie Rush, Elizabeth Skomp, Kimberly Lawless, Andra Basu, Coleen Pugh, Adrea Lawrence, Deborah Rifenbary, and Zoe Woodell Locklear.
Seven Universities Announce the Appointment of Women Scholars to Dean Positions
The women appointed to dean posts are Susan Parish at Virginia Commonwealth University, Claire Stewart at the University of Nebraska, Laris Genin at Wichita State, Gretchen Ritter at Ohio State, Rachel Nardo at Utah State, Barbara Rasco at the University of Wyoming, and Tamar Szabó Gendler at Yale University.
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.
Scholar Claims Wichita State University Retracted a Job Offer After She Revealed She Was Pregnant
The plaintiff, now a visiting scholar at Oberlin College in Ohio, claims that she was offered a job at Wichita State. After she had mentioned she was pregnant and inquired about childcare facilities on campus, the job offer was retracted, according to the lawsuit.
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 Large Group of Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
The First Woman President of Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia
Susan Schultz Huxman currently serves as president of Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario. Earlier, she was the director of the Elliott School of Communication at Wichita State University in Kansas.
One Woman Among the Four Finalists for President of South Dakota State University
Zulma R. Toro is executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She has held this post since 2013. Previously, Dr. Toro was dean of the College of Engineering at Wichita State University in Kansas.
New Administrative Duties for Eight Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Five Women Academics Honored With Awards From National Organizations
The honorees at Preethika Kumar of Wichita State University in Kansas, Dionne Hoskins of Savannah State University in Georgia, Christine Colella of the University of Cincinnati, Marsha Linehan of the University of Washington, and Rebecca Campbell of Michigan State University.
Six Women Scholars Presented With Prestigious Honors or Awards
The honorees are Dawn Elliot at the University of Delaware, Jean Dickinson Gibbons at Virginia Tech, Gina Brown of Wichita State University, Danielle Walsh of East Carolina University, Marie Chisholm-Burns at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and Valerie Polakow of Eastern Michigan University.
New Administrative Posts in Higher Education for Nine Women
The nine women with new administrative positions are Susan Gibbons, Mary E. Coleman, Courtney M. Marshall, Yvonne Moore Coston, Lindsay Allen, Sandra Jowers, Martha Sutter, Ruth Cain, and Tricia Penniecook.
Three Women Academics Named to Dean Positions
Katia Passerini is the new dean of the Honors College at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Shirley Lefever-Davis was named dean of the College of Education at Wichita State University and Kathryn Boor was reappointed dean of agriculture and life sciences at Cornell University.
New Posts in Higher Education Administration for 14 Women
The appointees are Maria E. Hamilton Abegunde, Patricia S. Smith, Belkis Torres-Capeles, Cecilia Rivera, Jennifer Seal, Nevada Winrow, Cindy Claycomb, Stacy Strauss, Jenny Tate, Jin Liu, Joyce Wilkerson, Carol Dillon Kissal, Kim Spang, and Angel Mason.
Seven Women Named to Positions as Dean
The new deans are Frances Hellman at Berkeley, Condy Constanzo at Creighton, Catherine Gallouet at William Smith College, Sally Ingles at Indiana Wesleyan, Sandra C. Garmon Bibb at Wichita State, Ellen Weinauer at Southern Mississippi, and Deborah H. Barnes at Jackson State.
Seventeen Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Mary Ann Fuchs, Carla Sanderson, Sharon Tennyson, Cheryl Johnson, Nalia Baloch, Binti Harvey, Susan C. Dolbert, Andrea Greenhoot, Lesia Crumpton-Young, Jodi Kupper, Ellen Anderson, Jenni Evans, Matella Nelson, Jaime Seguin, Debra Fraser Janie Long and Catherine Criswell are the new appointees.
Three Women Appointed to Dean Positions
Catherine Epstein was appointed dean of the faculty at Amherst College in Massachusetts. Kimberly Engber was named dean of the Honors College at Wichita State University and Karin Wittenborg was reappointed dean of libraries at the University of Virginia.
Ten Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The women in new roles at Jameca Falconer, Julie Dolan, Sara Morris, Christine Hardy, Casandra Sipes, Kathryn Meier, Marti K.S. Heil, Lori S. Gentles, Joan Bienvenue and Penny Yee.
Four New Women Deans
The new deans are Mary Jo Gonzales at the University of Rhode Island, Susan Frye at the University of Wyoming, Shirley Lefever-Davis at Wichita State University and Mary Gowan at the College of Business at James Madison University in Virginia.
Appointments to Dean for Five Women Scholars
The five new deans are Kalpana Misra at the University of Tulsa, Anna McDaniel at the University of Florida, Wendy Raymond at Davidson College, Kelli Styron at Tarleton State University, and Cindy Claycomb at Wichita State University.
Feminist Scholar Announces Her Retirement From Case Western Reserve University
Dorothy C. Miller, director of the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women on the campus of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, has announced that she will retire at the end of the academic year.
Wichita State University Professor Earns High Honor From the French Government
Lynn Davis, associate professor in the School of Music at Wichita State University in Kansas, received the Chevalier de l’Ordre Arts et des Lettres from the French Ministry of Culture and Communication.
The New Provost at the University of Arkansas Little Rock
Since 2005, Zulma R. Toros-Ramos has served as dean of the College of Engineering at Wichita State University in Kansas.
Zulma Toro-Ramos Is a Finalist for Provost at the University of Arkansas Little Rock
The former chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaquez, is currently dean of the College of Engineering at Wichita State University.
Two Women Among the Five Finalists for President of Wichita State University
Lisa Rossbacher of Southern Polytechnic State University and Glen Hahn Cope of at the University of Missouri at St. Louis are the two women finalists.
