Gesine Gerhard named dean of Drake’s College of Arts and Sciences
RHN 13/2018 | Forum
https://www.ruralhistory.eu/newsletter/2018/rhn-2018-013
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Gesine Gerhard, regional representative for non-European countries within EURHO's management committee, has been named dean of Drake's College of Arts and Sciences in Iowa, effective July 1, 2018. Gesine Gerhard, PhD, has served since 2012 as associate dean of the College of the Pacific, the largest and oldest academic unit of the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, where she also served as the University’s director of general education.
“In addition to expertise managing operations of her college, Gerhard brings solid experience as a collaborative, transparent decision-maker,” said Drake University Provost Sue Mattison. “I’m confident in her abilities to build relationships around the vision of liberal arts and sciences that will enable recruitment, retention, and advancement work.”
The full text of this news release including a statement by Gesine Gerhard herself can be found at Drake University’s website.