Campus update: new academic year brings changes

The new academic year will see some changes in campus offices. Following is a short wrap-up of some of the developments faculty and staff might need to be aware of.

Stephen Langendorfer, human movement, sport and leisure studies, became the new director of general education on June 1. See the full story in next week’s Monitor.

College of Arts and Sciences
• The Department of Telecommunications has rejoined the School of Communication Studies. Joseph Frizado, geology, will serve as interim director. A search for a permanent director has been launched (See related story).
• Joe Jacoby will be interim chair of the sociology department while Gary Lee is on leave.

College of Education and Human Development
• Martha Gaustad, intervention services, has been named associate dean for research and field experience.
• Deborah Wooldridge is the new director of the School of Family and Consumer Sciences. Rosalind Hammond had served as interim director. Wooldridge comes to BGSU from Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates, where she was dean of the College of Family Sciences. Her background is in resource management and consumer behavior.
• As previously announced, the School of Education and Intervention Services has split into two parts—the School of Teaching and Learning, directed by Leigh Chiarelot, and the School of Intervention Services, directed by Eric Jones.

College of Health and Human Services
• Dean Linda Petrosino has announced that, in the Department of Communication Disorders, Larry Small has been named chair and Lynne Hewitt was named graduate coordinator.
• Nancy Orel is now the director of the Gerontology Program in the Department of Human Services.

College of Musical Arts
• Elaine Colprit has taken over as chair of music education, following the departure of Victor Fung.

College of Technology
• Melanie Drewes (pronounced “dravis”) has replaced Chris Peper, who retired, as administrative assistant to Dean Ernest Savage.
• A search is under way to replace Francey Ackerman-Edelen, who resigned as academic adviser in the Program Services office.

BGSU Firelands
• Two faculty members have retired: Marianne Bedee, mathematics, and Ronald Olsen, chemistry.
• Searches are under way to fill the positions of two administrative staff members who have retired: John Girard, director for educational outreach, and Marc Adkins, academic support coordinator.