On the Move
- Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Support Suzanne Soled will be retiring effective June 1, as she looks ahead to her next chapter beyond É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥.
- The Office of Faculty Affairs is excited to announce Burke Hilsabeck's appointment as the new director of faculty relations, effective June 1.
- Bethany Ehlmann has been named the director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥. LASP's mission is to advance scientific discovery and inspire the next generation through forefront research, innovation and education.
- The É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ Police Department will welcome Ashley Griffin as its new chief of police. The public safety leader comes from the University of Texas at Austin and will begin on July 1.
- As executive director of the SRI, Zelikova will work closely with Vice Chancellor for Sustainability Andrew Mayock and engage with É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥â€™s vibrant sustainability community to guide the nascent initiative’s strategic direction to align with the university's overall sustainability research objectives.
- Professor Fernando Rosario-Ortiz will become the vice chancellor for academic resource management on April 1. He currently is the interim dean of the School of Education.
- Chancellor Justin Schwartz announced the appointment of Ann Schmiesing as the campus’s first vice chancellor to oversee strategic projects and other campus priorities as a member of the chancellor’s executive team.
- Chancellor Justin Schwartz announced the appointment of Andrew Mayock as the vice chancellor for sustainability. Mayock will drive efforts to achieve É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥'s climate action goals, while also helping shape the next generation of sustainability leaders.
- Shanti Simon, who's held flight commander and conductor positions with the United States Air Force in Colorado Springs and Washington, D.C., will join the É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ College of Music as director of bands.
- At the end of 2024, É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ Distinguished Professor Daniel Baker stepped down as the director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), a position he held since 1994.