THOMAS R. ROCHON
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SHIRLEY M. COLLADO
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THACA COLLEGE BEGINS SEARCHES TO FILL VACANT DEAN POSITIONS BY SYD PIERRE
The search committees for the three open Ithaca College dean positions are being assisted by associates from the search firm WittKieffer, said provost Melanie Stein in a campuswide email Nov. 11. There are currently three interim deans out of the five schools at the college: Jack Powers in the Roy H. Park School of Communications, Alka Bramhandkar in the School of Business and Ivy Walz in the School of Music. The School of Humanities and Sciences (H&S) did not undergo a dean search. Between August 2021 and March 2022, Claire Gleitman served as interim dean for H&S. Gleitman was eventually appointed by Stein as permanent dean of H&S. Stein was formerly the dean of H&S but took on the position of interim provost and then permanent provost after current President La Jerne Cornish was initially named interim president for the 2021–22 academic year. At the Oct. 5 State of the College meeting, Stein said the search committee chairs were all appointed. Jack Bryant, associate professor and program director of the Department of Media Arts, Sciences and Studies, is the chair of the dean search for the School of Communications; Christine Bataille, associate professor and chair of the Department of Management, is chair of the dean search for the School of Business; and Chrystyna Dail, associate professor in the Department of Theatre Arts, and James Mick, associate professor in the Department of Music Education, are co-chairing the dean search for the new combination of music and theatre arts. The search committee for the dean of the School of Business includes: Bataille; Wonyul Bae, associate professor in the Department of Sport Management; Marie Blouin, professor in the Department of Accounting and Business Law; Fatima Hajjat, assistant professor in the Department of Marketing; Xinxin Li, assistant professor in the Department of Finance and International Business; David Brown, professor in the Department of Mathematics; Dennis Charsky, associate professor in the Department of Strategic Communication; Sean Linfors, assistant professor in the Department of Music Education; Katy Hall, academic services
coordinator for the School of Business; Paul Hesler, director of principal gifts, philanthropy and engagement; junior Austin Ruffino, a business administration major; and Christina Moylan, associate provost for graduate and professional studies. The search committee for the dean of the School of Communications includes: Powers; Steve Gordon, associate professor in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences and Studies; Mehreen Khalid, assistant professor in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences and Studies; Mead Loop, professor in the Department of Journalism; Yvette Sterbenk, assistant professor in the Department of Strategic Communication; Scott Erickson, professor in the Department of Marketing; Doug Turnbull, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science; Nigel Martin, director of technical operations; Megan Panek, associate vice president for the division of philanthropy and engagement; junior Alison True, a cinema and photography major; and Brad Hougham, associate provost for faculty affairs. Bryant said he was looking forward to working with the search committee and that the Park School created sufficient committee for the job. “I can’t speak to the committees for the other schools, but I think the Park dean search has a strong committee and I look forward to working with them,” Bryant said. The search committee for the dean of the School of Music, Theatre and Dance includes: Dail; Mick; Les Black, associate professor in the Department of Music Theory, History and Composition; Mike Caporizzo, assistant professor in the Department of Music Performance; David Earll, assistant professor in the Department of Music Performance; Cynthia Henderson, professor in the Department of Theatre Arts; Kathleen Mulligan, professor in the Department of Theatre Arts; Ian Woods, associate professor in the Department of Biology; Becky Jordan, music ensemble and Kinyon Music Collection manager for the School of Music; Mary Scheidegger, coordinator of theater operations for the Department of Theatre Arts; Quincy Davidson, associate vice president for the division of philanthropy and engagement; junior Daniel Hewson, a theater production and design major; freshman Vincent Tavernese, a music education and trumpet major; and Jeane Copenhaver-Johnson, associate provost for academic programs. 41
