Final Report of the Consultative Committee on the Appointment of a Vice Provost For Education |
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July 14, 2015, Volume 62, No. 01 |
In January 2015, Provost Vincent Price convened a consultative committee to advise him on the appointment of a Vice Provost for Education. Its members were:
Dwight Jaggard, Professor of Electrical and Systems Engineering, School of Engineering & Applied Science; Past Chair, Faculty Senate (Chair)
Marisa Bartolomei, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine
Patricia D’Antonio, Killebrew-Censits Professor in Undergraduate Education; Chair, Department of Family and Community Health, School of Nursing
Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Chair, Department of the History of Art, School of Arts & Sciences
Marybeth Gasman, Professor, Graduate School of Education
Larry Gladney, Associate Dean for Natural Sciences; Kahn Professor for Faculty Excellence; Professor of Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts & Sciences
Robert Inman, Mellon Professor of Finance, Wharton School
Joshua Chilcote, Vice President, Undergraduate Assembly
Justine Sefcik, 2014-2015 Chair, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly
Lynne Hunter, Assistant Provost (Staff)
The Vice Provost for Education reports directly to the Provost and is a member of his senior leadership team for academic and strategic planning. He or she has primary responsibility for undergraduate and graduate education at Penn, developing and implementing policies that promote academic excellence, innovative teaching and learning, and interdisciplinary knowledge across the University. The Vice Provost for Education chairs the Council of Undergraduate Deans, the Council of Graduate Deans, the Council of Professional Master’s Degree Deans, the Graduate Council of the Faculties and the Faculty Advisory Council for Access and Academic Support Initiatives and works closely with the wide range of student services and resources overseen by the Vice Provost for University Life. College Houses and Academic Services, the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Graduate Student Center and the Office of Student Conduct all report to the Vice Provost for Education.
The Committee sought nominations of and applications from currently tenured faculty members at Penn with demonstrated administrative skills and experience, extensive knowledge of the University and its policies and practices and experience addressing sensitive issues in an effective and principled manner, handling confidential information tactfully and discreetly and working well with faculty, staff, deans and department chairs in negotiating difficult situations.
Nominations and applications were solicited through an email to all faculty members and an announcement in Almanac.
Thirty-eight faculty members were nominated or applied, of whom 16 were women and five were members of historically underrepresented groups. The Committee interviewed 10 candidates, of whom four were women and one was a member of a historically underrepresented group, and recommended six candidates to the Provost. From this list, Beth Winkelstein, professor of bioengineering and associate dean for undergraduate education in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, was appointed by the Provost as Vice Provost for Education, effective July 1, 2015.
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