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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>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).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>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. <b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Larry F. Lemanski, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>