September 1997

 

Welcome to New Faculty, Administrators

On university campuses throughout the country, September is a month of new beginnings. Here at UMass Boston, we welcome the following new administrators and faculty members for the 1997-98 academic year.

Dr. Edward Glynn, S.J. has assumed the position of provost on an interim basis. He comes to UMass Boston from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, where he served as president and academic vice president (see our interview with Provost Glynn on page 3). Dr. Glynn replaces former provost Louis Esposito, who has returned to the economics department faculty.

Professor Richard J. Clark has been appointed dean of the Graduate College of Education on an interim basis. Prof. Clark comes from UMass Amherst, where he taught in the School of Education for 29 years. Prof. Clark replaces former dean Eleanor Kutz, who now holds a joint appointment to the Graduate College of Education and the English Department faculties.

Professor Richard S. Lyons has been appointed deputy provost for the 1997-98 academic year. Prof. Lyons has served the University in many roles, including associate dean of CAS, associate provost, and chair of the English department.

Professor Neal Bruss has assumed the responsibilities of dean of the liberal arts faculty for the 1997-98 academic year. A member of the English department since 1973, Prof. Bruss was most recently associate dean of the Liberal arts faculty. He takes the place of Woodruff Smith, who has returned to the history department faculty.

The new Labor Resource Center at CPCS will be directed by Patricia Reeve, former associate director of the Labor Studies degree program. An experienced labor educator and researcher, she has been active in the labor movement, serving as director of Nine to Five: The Organization of Women Office Workers. Reeve has also been appointed adjunct assistant professor of labor studies.

The activities of the Division of Global Studies will be jointly overseen on an interim basis: Prof. Ann Cordilia will oversee the development of international curricula; Michael Mahan of University Advising will oversee relations with international students; and Dean of Continuing Education Theresa Mortimer will be liaison for diplomatic and other international guests to our campus. Former director of Global Studies Sheila Post has returned to the English faculty.

 

We also welcome the following new faculty and look forward to their contributions to our students and in their fields of scholarship:

Anthony Baxter, Assistant Professor	Ph.D. program, GCOE
Don Belton, Visiting Assistant Professor	English Department, CAS
James Bennett, Lecturer	Accounting and Finance, CM
Mitchell Chang, Assistant Professor	Ed.D. Program, GCOE (begins January, 1998)
Sherry Cunningham, Assistant Professor	Psychology Department, CAS
Kathy Fabiszewski, Lecturer	Nursing Program, CN
Joseph Ginhardt, Assistant Professor	Biology Department, CAS
Stephanie Hartwell, Assistant Professor	Sociology Department, CAS
Ramona Hernandez, Assistant Professor	Latino Studies, CPCS
William Holmes, Visiting Associate Professor	Criminal Justice Program, CPCS
Susan Jackson, Lecturer	Management and Marketing, CM
Karla Rae Klein, Assistant Professor	Psychology Department, CAS
Margaret McAllister, Lecturer	Nursing Program, CN
Nadim Rouhana, Associate Professor	Dispute Resolution Program, CPCS
Gail Russell, Assistant Professor	Ph.D. Program, CN
Patricia Suyemoto, Assistant Professor	Secondary Education, GCOE
Margaret Wagner, Assistant Professor	Art Department, CAS
John Warner, Associate Professor	Chemistry Department, CAS
Brian White, Assistant Professor	Biology Department, CAS
Pepper Williams, Assistant Professor	Psychology Department, CAS