On the Move
- Chancellor Justin Schwartz announced the appointment of Andrew Mayock as the vice chancellor for sustainability. Mayock will drive efforts to achieve ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ'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 ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ College of Music as director of bands.
- At the end of 2024, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ Distinguished Professor Daniel Baker stepped down as the director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), a position he held since 1994.
- Provost Russell Moore announced his appointment of Amanda Haertling Thein as the dean of the School of Education. Thein is a nationally recognized scholar in English and literacy education with a passion for the work of educational democracy.
- ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ Dean of the Institutes Massimo Ruzzene named Frank Eparvier as interim director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, effective Jan. 1, 2025.
- ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer Patrick O’Rourke will leave the university at the end of the semester to take a position as senior vice president and chief legal officer.
- Emily CoBabe-Ammann announced her planned retirement as Research & Innovation Office senior advisor and executive associate director (acting), Center for National Security Initiatives, effective Jan. 1, 2025.
- Vice Chancellor for Academic Planning and Assessment Katherine Eggert named Erika Randall interim dean and vice provost of undergraduate education.
- The Glenn Miller Collection now has a dedicated archivist in the University Libraries whose job will be to review and catalog over 1,400 boxes of artifacts from the legendary big band era musician who once attended ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ.
- Named to the position by Todd Haggerty, Mandy Cole is now the campus’s associate vice chancellor for budget and finance.