May. 22, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Tom Hutton 262-3439
Margo Baker 262-3832
CU-COLORADO SPRINGS NAMES NEW DEAN OF LETTERS, ARTS AND SCIENCES
COLORADO
SPRINGS, COLO — Linda L. Nolan, special assistant to the chancellor
at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will be the new dean of
the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado
at Colorado Springs, university officials announced today, May 22.
Nolan will succeed
Tom Christensen who has served as interim dean since August 2001. Christensen
will return to the CU-Colorado Springs faculty. Christensen replaced
Elizabeth Grobsmith who served as dean from 1996 to 2001, leaving to
become dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at
Utah State University, Logan.
"Linda Nolan
has accomplished great things at U Mass," Chancellor Pam Shockley
said. "I am confident that under her leadership, the College of
Letters, Arts and Sciences will continue to grow and thrive. I look
forward to welcoming Dr. Nolan to the CU family and the Colorado Springs
community."
Nolan currently
serves as special assistant to the chancellor at U Massachusetts. Last
year, she served as an American Council on Education Fellow at Arizona
State University. Earlier, she served as interim dean of Commonwealth
College and director of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Honors
Program. She is a professor of environmental health sciences and holds
a bachelor’s degree in microbiology/chemistry from Pennsylvania State
University, College Park, and both master’s and doctoral degrees in
nutrition/biochemistry from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
As principal investigator, she is responsible for generating $3.25 million
in federally sponsored research projects.
"I am honored
to accept this position," Nolan said. "I look forward to helping
the university create an environment that encourages all faculty, staff
and students to participate actively in social, intellectual and artistic
life and to develop and realize their aspirations."
Nolan served on
a variety of committees at U Mass and worked with four other colleges
in the area to develop the Five College Native American Studies Certificate
Program. She worked to improve minority enrollment at the college level
and served as a mentor to minority students. Nolan is of Native American
descent.
The College of Letters,
Arts and Sciences includes bachelor of arts and bachelor of science
degrees as well as a bachelor of arts with a teaching certificate emphasis
and master of arts and master of science degrees. Students may choose
from seventeen majors, nine pre-professional programs or six master’s
degree programs. In fall 2001, 3,333 students were enrolled in the programs.
CU-Colorado Springs,
located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in northeast Colorado Springs, is the
fastest growing university in Colorado and one of the fastest growing
universities in the nation. The university offers 25 bachelor’s degrees,
17 master’s and two doctoral degrees. The campus enrolls about 7,000
students annually.
CU-Colorado
Springs
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