[Coehd] COEHD Associate Dean for Strategic PPG: Call for Applications

Dear COEHD faculty and staff: Hope the spring semester has been good for all of you thus far. There’s been much activity in the college in recent months; celebrations, new projects, new initiatives, new appointments, ongoing faculty searches, etc. – all to say there’s a lot to be excited about. The future is bright for COEHD. I wanted to quickly share some news regarding Dr. Belinda Flores, Professor and Associate Dean for Strategic Partnerships, Preparation, and Growth (ADSPPG). Dr. Flores will be stepping down from her associate dean role at the end of the academic year and begin her faculty development leave next fall. Dr. Flores has played a pivotal leadership role in COEHD’s growth and success over many, many years. Her vision for culturally responsive teacher preparation and a community serving orientation to partnerships resulted in numerous accolades and recognitions that shaped COEHD’s image and reputation in lasting ways. COEHD has benefitted from her wisdom, advocacy, and tirelessness in pursuing opportunities, especially in securing extramural funding to subsidize essential programming. It’s been a joy to have had Dr. Flores as a member of my leadership team and wish her a productive leave in the fall. In the meantime, we will be launching an internal search for a new associate dean for strategic partnerships, preparations, and growth (see attachment). This ADSPPG is mission critical and essential to sustaining the college’s momentum in building new and strengthening existing projects with community and policy stakeholders, particularly in the academic partnership, career readiness, and enrollment growth realms. The ADSPPG will provide critical leadership, mapping our processes and strategies to achieve goals in both UTSA’s and COEHD’s strategic plan along with serving as a chief point of contact related to educator licensure and certification (e.g., TEA, CACREP, NASP) and external partnerships and agreements. We invite applications from faculty at the rank of full; all applications will be reviewed by a COEHD search committee. See enclosed for detailed description of role. Due date is close of business February 15th. Please reach out to me or Tami Richards with any questions. 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>