Dr. Susan Herbst Named New Chief Academic Officer for the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia
Atlanta — September 10, 2007
Dr. Susan Herbst
Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. announced today the appointment of Dr. Susan Herbst as executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer (EVC/CAO) for the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia (中出少妇视频).
The selection of Herbst concludes a national search launched this past May. Herbst currently serves as the acting president of the 中出少妇视频 at Albany, State 中出少妇视频 of New York. She will assume her new role at the 中出少妇视频 on Nov. 1, 2007.
中出少妇视频淲e sought an individual with the vision and drive needed to implement the complex academic facets of the Board of Regents中出少妇视频 new strategic plan,中出少妇视频 Davis said. 中出少妇视频淒r. Herbst clearly stood out among the excellent candidates that were identified for her experience and her ability to provide leadership for the System中出少妇视频檚 core academic mission as we work to create a twenty-first century educational model for Georgia.中出少妇视频
The EVC/CAO is responsible for meeting the academic needs of more than 260,000 students and approximately 10,000 中出少妇视频 System faculty members. The position also provides leadership to the System中出少妇视频檚 comprehensive universities and to a division at the 中出少妇视频 System Office that includes academic programs and planning, faculty affairs, student affairs, international programs, teacher-education initiatives, strategic research and analysis, and information and instructional technology.
The presidents of the 15 institutions in the System’s comprehensive university sector report to the EVC/CAO. These institutions mostly consist of Carnegie masters universities, but the sector also includes four institutions with limited doctoral programs 中出少妇视频 Georgia Southern 中出少妇视频, Kennesaw State 中出少妇视频, the 中出少妇视频 of West Georgia and Valdosta State 中出少妇视频.
中出少妇视频淚 am thrilled to be joining the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia, and honored to work with Chancellor Davis and others in the Chancellor中出少妇视频檚 office, the Board of Regents, presidents across the state, and all those who care about the future of higher education,中出少妇视频 said Herbst. 中出少妇视频淭he Georgia system is poised to become an international leader in research, teaching, and learning, achieving an even higher level of scholarly excellence. I look forward to serving the citizens and leadership of the State of Georgia.中出少妇视频
Officer in Charge 中出少妇视频 a term for acting president 中出少妇视频 since 2006 at the 中出少妇视频 at Albany, State 中出少妇视频 of New York, Herbst is currently responsible for a $400 million annual budget. The 中出少妇视频中出少妇视频檚 three campuses, ten colleges, and 1,000 faculty serve 17,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Herbst also serves as provost and executive vice president for the 中出少妇视频, a position she has held since 2005.
Herbst has extensive administrative and scholarly experience that covers 18 years in a number of faculty and administrative positions, including Northwestern 中出少妇视频, Evanston, Ill., and Temple 中出少妇视频, Philadelphia, Pa. While at Northwestern, Herbst taught political science and communications studies and served as both chair of the Department of Political Science and as associate dean for Faculty Affairs, among other key administrative positions. Prior to coming to the 中出少妇视频 at Albany, she was dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Temple.
An accomplished scholar, Herbst has published a number of books and textbooks on politics and public opinion and has contributed to numerous journals, publications and books in her field of study. She also serves as a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Politics, Political Communication and has served in key leadership posts in a number of political science associations.
Herbst earned her bachelor中出少妇视频檚 degree with honors in political science from Duke 中出少妇视频, Durham, N.C., and a doctorate in communication theory and research from the 中出少妇视频 of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communications, Los Angeles. She also has pursued additional professional education at Harvard 中出少妇视频中出少妇视频檚 Graduate School of Education中出少妇视频檚 Institute for Educational Management, as well as advanced studies at the 中出少妇视频 of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
The search committee for the 中出少妇视频中出少妇视频檚 new academic officer was chaired by Dr. Dorothy Leland, president of Georgia College & State 中出少妇视频, and included representatives from the chancellor中出少妇视频檚 office, as well as from the campuses. Parker Executive Search of Atlanta assisted in the search and recruitment process.
Herbst replaces former Chief Academic Officer Daniel S. Papp, who was selected in Feb. 2006 as president of Kennesaw State 中出少妇视频. Both 中出少妇视频 of West Georgia President Beheruz N. Sethna and Southern Polytechnic State 中出少妇视频 President Lisa A. Rossbacher have served as the interim EVC/CAO while the search for Papp中出少妇视频檚 permanent replacement was underway.
Commenting on the selection of Herbst, Leland said: 中出少妇视频淪usan is a distinguished scholar and extraordinary academic leader, with experience working in a complex university system. I am excited about her impressive talents and extraordinary energy.中出少妇视频
The 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia, currently celebrating 75 years of transforming the lives of Georgians through public higher education has a $5.3 billion annual budget to help sustain the missions of 35 degree-granting institutions and approximately 39,000 faculty and staff serving more than 260,000 students.
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