Maggie Green
The College of Education and Wellness Professions lately formed a Dean’s Executive Advisory Board. The 37 members — which includes alumni, neighborhood partners and other stakeholders — are education and overall health leaders committed to the college’s vitality, improvement and development.
The board will function as an advocacy group for the college and collaborate with Dean Kate Mamiseishvili on extended-variety strategic arranging and identifying service and economic help possibilities.
“I am grateful to have such engaged and passionate board members who are prepared to assistance forge a bold new future in the college,” Mamiseishvili stated. “Although education and healthcare are far more relevant than ever to sustaining our society, these caring professions continue to practical experience unprecedented alterations. This group of volunteers will be a a lot-required hyperlink amongst our college and the neighborhood, whilst also offering input that keeps us grounded in the requirements of the area, the state and the nation.”
Mamiseishvili, who met with board members in a day-extended occasion on March ten, stated each and every brings important wisdom and point of view. “The pressures on the qualified fields we represent demand that we give actual-globe, timely education which is cost-effective and presented by best educators who are grounded in preparing our students to tackle the profound problems that society faces,” she stated. “This is thrilling perform, and the board’s input and involvement are currently getting a optimistic influence on our college.”
Alumna Ashlie Hilbun, senior vice president and chief technique officer at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, was chosen as the inaugural board chair. Hilbun earned an Ed.D. in larger education from the College of Education and Wellness Professions.
The board supplied feedback on the college’s 3 strategic priorities:
The advisory board will meet twice a year in the fall and spring. In addition to typical meetings, the chair may well get in touch with particular meetings of the board and its committees. See board member photographs and bios.
The College of Education and Wellness Professions’ six departments prepare students for a variety of careers in education and overall health. In addition to its longstanding part of preparing educators and educational leaders, the college also trains nurses, speech-language pathologists, public overall health specialists, recreation and sport pros, counselors, occupational therapists, athletic trainers and human functionality researchers.