[Coehd] COEHD administrative changes

Dear COEHD Faculty and Staff, Hope this message finds you well and that you are having a productive spring semester. After very careful consideration, I have decided to make changes to our college level administrative team that will take effect beginning the next academic year. Let me first express my sincere gratitude to the current COEHD executive leadership team (i.e., associate and assistant deans) for their exemplary service, commitment, and dedication over many years. There is no question their collective contributions have resulted in lasting impacts and will continue to elevate the college's profile and stature. Recent trends in higher education point to a need to think differently about leadership roles and responsibilities for among other reasons to achieve more fiscal efficiency, optimize administrative resources for the college, and permit opportunities to make strategic investments to support current and emerging priorities for the college. As needs and expectations from within and outside shift, colleges will have to be more agile and nimble to effectively address current and looming challenges such as declining enrollments, increasing competition, rising inflation, and ensuring COEHD is properly serving the citizens that depend on us. These hurdles are formidable but certainly not insurmountable. I'm equally committed to cultivating the next generation of leaders in COEHD, in particular those who are passionate advocates for students/staff/faculty across our academic units and would embrace spearheading the innovation and change that will make COEHD the national exemplar for colleges of education and human development. In the coming days, position announcements for the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies will be disseminated. Positions for Faculty Affairs and Research will be released at a later date. Please look out for email communication. We encourage all interested to apply. Also, at the proper time, COEHD will be celebrating the service achievements of our current associate/assistant deans. More information on this event to follow as well. Take care everyone, Mario Mario Torres, Ph.D. Dean, College of Education and Human Development President's Distinguished Professorship The University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle, Main Building 3.304 San Antonio, TX 78249 Office: 210.458.5200 Fax: 210.458.4487 Mario.Torres2@utsa.edu<mailto:Mario.Torres2@utsa.edu>