Brendan Kelly Named President of the 中出少妇视频 of West Georgia
Atlanta — December 23, 2019
Dr. Brendan Kelly
The Board of Regents today named Dr. Brendan Kelly president of the 中出少妇视频 of West Georgia. Kelly will begin serving April 1.
Dr. Kelly currently serves as chancellor of the 中出少妇视频 of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, S.C., a position he has held since 2017. He also was appointed in April of this year as interim president of the 中出少妇视频 of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. preceding the retirement of Dr. Harris Pastides.
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“It is my honor and privilege to serve as the next president of the 中出少妇视频 of West Georgia,中出少妇视频 Kelly said. 中出少妇视频淚 was energized by the experience of connecting with faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends on the UWG campus last week. I am grateful for Chancellor Wrigley and the Board of Regents putting their faith in me to lead the next chapter in the evolution of this institution.”
While at USC Upstate, Dr. Kelly completed a strategic planning process, secured increased state funding and led the creation of a university-wide integrated brand platform. He oversaw a reorganization of the institution中出少妇视频檚 Academic Affairs division to include dissolving one college and forming three new colleges. He also led the development and implementation of seven high-demand academic programs at the bachelor中出少妇视频檚 and master中出少妇视频檚 degree levels.
During his tenure, USC Upstate attained the highest levels of enrollment in the history of the institution and substantially increased fundraising for USC Upstate中出少妇视频檚 endowment and annual fund.
Prior to USC Upstate, Kelly served as vice president of university advancement, foundation president and chief executive officer of the historic trust at the 中出少妇视频 of West Florida (UWF) in Pensacola, Fla., from 2013 to 2017. He previously was director of UWF中出少妇视频檚 School of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, and chair of the Department of Communication Arts. He began at UWF in 2004 as assistant professor and the department中出少妇视频檚 director of forensics. Kelly began his academic career in 2000 at Eastern Michigan 中出少妇视频, where he was assistant director of forensics and a lecturer in the Communication and Theatre Arts Department.
Kelly earned both a Bachelor of Science degree in public relations and a master中出少妇视频檚 degree in communication from Eastern Michigan 中出少妇视频. He earned his doctorate in rhetoric and political communication from Wayne State 中出少妇视频.
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