Cur re nt Eve nt s, N ews a n d O th er Ha pp enings at Xavier
Blanchard Named University’s First Provost The XU Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Dr. Loren Blanchard ‘84 (right) to serve as the University’s first Provost. Blanchard, who continues to serve as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, now also acts as University President Norman C. Francis’ chief advisor, providing leadership in establishing priorities and in collaborating with all organizational units to advance the mission and the continuing success of the institution. In the Provost’s role, Blanchard is the ranking Vice President who coordinates the work of the other University Vice Presidents.
Xavier Reorganizes the College of Arts and Sciences The College of Arts and Sciences has been reorganized from seventeen departments and two divisions into a structure with six divisions in a move designed to make operations of the various academic departments more efficient and effective in terms of leadership, interdisciplinary courses and programs, personnel and resources, and budgetary considerations. The six new divisions include Biological and Public Health Sciences (which houses the Department of Biology and the Department of Public Health Sciences); Business; Education and Counseling; Humanities and Fine Arts (which houses the Departments of Art, English, History, Languages, Music, Philosophy, and Theology); Mathematical and Physical Sciences (which includes the Departments of Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics); and Social and Behavioral Sciences (which includes Communication Studies, Mass Communications, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Speech Pathology).
Dr. Loren Blanchard ‘84
Each division will be led by a Division Chair and an Associate Division Chair, and each department will be led by a Department Head.
ACBSP Reaffirms Business Accreditation The Division of Business has received reaffirmation of its accreditation from the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). The accreditation reaffirmation confirms the division has met or exceeds the ACBSP’s standards in six critical areas: leadership, strategic planning, student and stakeholder focus, measurement and analysis of student learning and performance, faculty and staff focus, and educational and business process management. The affirmation is effective through 2023.
Xavier, CSPP Forge Psychology Partnership Xavier and The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP) have entered into formal agreement of interinstitutional collaboration in the field of mental health education. The agreement formalizes continued discussions and strategic planning to explore opportunities for future academic and educational collaborations in graduate professional psychology, including, but not limited to: doctoral and/or masters programs in clinical psychology, school psychology, forensic psychology, applied behavior analysis, and business psychology. XG Summer 2013
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JOINING FORCES: (L-R) Xavier President Dr. Norman C. Francis joins The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP) President Dr. Michelle Nealon-Woods in signing a formal agreement which calls for continued discussions and strategic planning to explore opportunities for future academic and educational collaborations in graduate professional psychology. Looking on is Dr. Orlando Taylor, president of the TCSPP Washington DC campus.