[VPAAEtal] New Colleges Approved by THECB

[Academic Affairs]

The formation of two new colleges has been approved for Texas A&M
University-Commerce effective April 4, 2011.  The new colleges are the
College of Science, Engineering and Agriculture (CSEA) and the College
of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Arts (CHSSA).

The University is conducting national searches for the two new Dean's
positions.  This includes advertisement in the Chronicle of Higher
Education and other highly respected educational postings.  Two search
committees are being formed and will be chaired by Dr. Hal Langford and
Dr. Brent Mangus.  Each department head was asked to nominate two to
three faculty members to serve on the committees.  The committees will
include department heads, faculty, staff, a student representative,
community members, and alumni.  

The two colleges will begin functioning as independent entities
effective June 1, 2011; their budgets will be completely separated
beginning September 1, 2011.  Two Interim Deans have been appointed to
provide administrative leadership until the permanent Deans are
appointed.

I am very pleased to announce that Dr. Salvatore Attardo will serve as
the Interim Dean for the College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and
Arts at Texas A&M University-Commerce.  

 

Dr. Salvatore Attardo joined Texas A&M-Commerce in 2007, as the
Department Head of the Literature and Languages Department. In 2010, he
became Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Before joining
Texas A&M-Commerce, Dr. Attardo was a Professor of Linguistics and
Coordinator of the Linguistics program at Youngstown State University
for 15 years. He has published two books and more than seventy articles
and other publications, including a co-authored textbook. 

 

I take pleasure in announcing Dr. Jerry Parish as the Interim Dean for
the College of Sciences, Engineering, and Agriculture at Texas A&M
University-Commerce.  

Dr. Jerry D. Parish, CSTM, is a tenured full Professor of Engineering &
Technology and has served as the Associate Dean for the College of
Business & Technology since 2003. He first joined the faculty and
administration of Texas A&M University-Commerce in 1994 as the
Department Head of Industrial Technology. Before coming to Texas A&M
University-Commerce he was at Berry College in Rome, Georgia where he
was Director of Graduate Studies in Business and the Evening Program in
Management, Interim Dean-Business School, and Department Head of
Engineering Technology & Management. From 1978-1987 he was at
Southeastern Louisiana University as the Department Head of Industrial
Technology. Dr. Parish has more than 33 years of higher education
experience as a faculty member and administrator and 12 years of
business/industrial experience.

Dr. Attardo and Dr. Parish will bring the expertise, experience and
leadership needed for the transition of these two new colleges to
independent status.  Please join with me in congratulating our Interim
Deans.

Larry F. Lemanski, Ph.D.

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

 

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