Kean named dean
of undergraduate studies
Rita Kean, interim associate vice chancellor for academic
affairs and professor of textiles, clothing and design at UNL,
has
been named the first dean of undergraduate studies, subject
to
approval by the NU Board of Regents.
Richard Edwards,
senior vice chancellor for academic affairs,
said Kean is scheduled
to assume her new title on May 1. The
new position was created by
funds reallocated from downsizing
in the Office of Academic
Affairs.
As dean of undergraduate studies, Kean will be
charged with
developing a program to support and enhance the
undergraduate
student experience at UNL. Her responsibilities will
include
campuswide policies, programs and initiatives affecting
undergraduate
education, particularly those activities outside the
academic
degree programs and individual majors. Those
responsibilities
will also eventually include assuring the
integration of admission
and recruitment activities with
undergraduate academic programs.
Kean has been a member of
the Nebraska faculty since 1984
and has been interim associate vice
chancellor for academic affairs
and director of summer sessions
since Aug. 1, 2001. As interim
associate vice chancellor for
academic affairs, she oversees
diverse programs, including some for
which she will continue
to have responsibility as dean.
She earned her bachelor's degree in home economics education
at
the State University of New York at Buffalo (1971), and her
master's in textiles, clothing and design (1975) and her doctorate
in community and human resources (1984) at UNL. She joined the
faculty as assistant professor of textiles, clothing and design,
became associate professor in 1989 and professor in 1996, when
she
also became chair of the department. She served as interim
dean of
the College of Human Resources and Family Sciences from
January
through October in 2000.
"UNL enjoys a longstanding
reputation for providing high-quality
education to its
undergraduates. I look forward to working with
UNL faculty, staff
and students as we continue to build and provide
undergraduates the
rich learning environment that supports their
academic
success," Kean said.
During the 1997-98 academic year,
Kean was selected as an
American Council on Education fellow and
spent the year at the
University of Kansas working with Chancellor
Robert Hemenway.
In 1999, she was named a fellow of the
International Textiles
and Apparel Association, the professional
scholarly association
of persons in the textiles and clothing
related disciplines.
During Kean's term as chair of the
Department of Textiles,
Clothing and Design, the Robert Hillestad
Textiles Gallery, the
International Quilt Study Center and the
Textile Testing Service
were established. In April 2000, the
department received the
University of Nebraska Universitywide
Departmental Teaching Award.
Kean will continue teaching
undergraduate courses.
Richmond to direct School of Music
John W. Richmond,
professor of music and interim director
of the School of Music at
the University of South Florida in
Tampa, has been named director
of the UNL School of Music. Pending
approval by the University of
Nebraska Board of Regents, Richmond
will begin his term on July
1.
Richmond earned a bachelor's degree summa cum laude in
music
education from William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo., a
master's
degree in conducting from the Conservatory of Music at the
University
of Missouri at Kansas City, and a Ph.D. in music
education from
Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. In
addition, he studied
conducting and music education in Austria at
the Vienna International
Music Center and the Orff Schulwerk
Institute in Salzburg.
Richmond's research focuses on arts
education policy, legal
issues in arts education, and the
philosophy of music education,
with recent focus on professional
ethics in arts education and
the intersection of aesthetic and
religious knowing.
He is published widely in such journals
as the Journal of
Research in Music Education, Research
Perspectives in Music Education,
Arts Education Policy Review, the
International Journal of Music
Education, The Journal of Aesthetic
Education (editorial consultant,
1996-99), and the Choral Journal,
as well as a number of research
monographs, including "On the
Nature of the Musical Experience."
He is a founding
director of the Suncoast Music Education
Forum, the founding editor
of the Florida Choral News, and served
as the conference director
for the 1994 World Conference of the
International Society for
Music Education, the music education
arm of the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization. Richmond
recently completed the editing of the
"Policy and Philosophy
Research Section" of the upcoming
second edition of the
Handbook of Research in Music Teaching
and Learning (New York,
N.Y.: Oxford University Press and MENC,
2002), and also wrote the
chapter on "Law Research and Music
Education."
Richmond replaces Lawrence R. Mallett, who resigned in 2001
to
become director of the School of Music at the University of
Kansas.
Robert Fought will continue to serve as interim director
of the
School of Music until Richmond's term begins.
Splinter to receive agricultural honor
IANR News Service
William E. Splinter, a longtime University of Nebraska professor
and administrator, has been named the Nebraska Hall of Agricultural
Achievement's 114th honoree.
Splinter will be honored at a
6 p.m. dinner and social hour
April 11 at the Nebraska East Union.
The banquet costs $20 per
person and is open to the public. The
deadline for reservations
is April 8. For reservations or more
information, call Linda
Arnold, 472-3802.
Splinter
has carried the title of George Holmes Distinguished
Professor
Emeritus of biological systems engineering since 1992.
However, he
has never been fully retired. Since "retiring,"
Splinter
was instrumental in developing the Larsen Tractor Museum
on East
Campus and was hired by the University Foundation to
assist in
developing the university's Technology Park. He is
interim director
of the Nebraska State Museum and president of
the UNL emeriti
association. That follows two terms as interim
dean of the College
of Engineering and Technology.
Splinter earned his
bachelor's degree from NU and his master's
and doctorate degrees
from Michigan State. After 14 years on
the faculty of North
Carolina State University, he returned to
Nebraska as professor and
head of agricultural engineering, now
the Department of Biological
Systems Engineering.
The Nebraska Hall of Agricultural
Achievement has nearly 200
members statewide dedicated to
preserving and improving Nebraska
agriculture. Each year, the group
recognizes at least one honoree
and elects new members. This year,
one of the 10 new members
is Rodger K. Johnson, a swine geneticist
and professor of animal
science at UNL.
2 students in finals of Smithsonian
contest
Two graphic design students in Ron Bartels'
advanced illustration
seminar class were among 32 finalists
nationwide in the Smithsonian
Institution's 37th Annual Kite
Contest, which celebrates 100
years of flight. More than 500
entries were submitted to the
contest.
Christian
Mogensen, a bachelor of fine arts senior from Eden
Prairie, Minn.;
and Scott Eastman, a bachelor of fine arts senior
from Lincoln,
were finalists in the contest. Their winning kites
were on display
at the Smithsonian Institution's Arts and Industries
Building in
Washington, D.C., through March 31. The exhibit ran
with the 37th
Annual Kite Festival on March 22.
A third UNL student,
Jerod Blayney, a bachelor of fine arts
senior from Lincoln, was a
semi-finalist in the contest.
All three UNL students
incorporated the Kite Festival's theme,
"Celebrating 100 Years
of Flight," into their kite
designs.
Barrett receives 'Hero Award'
Patrick Barrett, assistant director of transportation services,
received the CCG Systems "Hero Award" in October for
his
design and implementation of Transportation Services' e-mail
charge
notification system. Criteria for the award included documented
cost savings, transferability of initiative and overall benefit.
Casullo publishes philosophy book
Albert Casullo, professor of philosophy, is the author of
a
book, A Priori Justification, published in February by Oxford
University Press.
According to the publisher:
"Compelling and original,
A Priori Justification should
generate reassessment of these
fundamental questions among scholars
interested in the theory
of knowledge." According to Panayot
Butchvarov of the University
of Iowa, "I expect this book to
be the central work in the
epistemology of the a priori for years
to come. It provides detailed,
penetrating and judicious
discussions of the major theses and
arguments about the nature,
possibility and objects of a priori
knowledge and justification.
Casullo resolutely defends his own
sophisticated and highly
original view."
For more about the book, visit <www.oup-usa.org/isbn/0
195115058.html>.
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