Leaders of SU: A breakdown of the deans of Syracuse University’s school and colleges
Courtesy of Stephen Sartori
Here is a breakdown of the deans of Syracuse University’s 12 different schools and colleges.
School of Architecture
Name: Michael Speaks
Position: Dean
Start of Role: July 2013
Previous: Dean of the College of Design at the University of Kentucky
College of Arts and Sciences
Name: Karin Ruhlandt
Position: Dean
Start of Role: January 2015
Previous: Interim Dean of Arts and Sciences; Chair of the Department of Chemistry at SU
School of Education
Name: Joanna Masingila
Position: Dean
Start of Role: March 2015
Previous: Interim Dean of Education; Chair of Teaching and Leadership Programs at SU
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Name: Teresa Dahlberg
Position: Dean
Start of Role: August 2015
Previous: Chief Academic Officer at The Cooper Union
David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
Name: Diane Lyden Murphy
Position: Dean
Start of Role: May 2005
Previous: Director of Women’s Studies at SU
College of Law
Name: Craig Boise
Position: Dean
Start of Role: July 2016
Previous: Dean of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University
Martin J. Whitman School of Management
Name: Kenneth Kavajecz
Position: Dean
Start of Role: July 2013
Previous: Chairman for the Department of Finance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Name: David Van Slyke
Position: Dean
Start of Role: July 2016
Previous: Associate Dean and Chair of Maxwell’s department of public administration and international affairs
School of Information Studies
Name: Elizabeth Liddy
Position: Dean
Start of Role: February 2008 until she was appointed interim vice chancellor and provost in January 2015; she then reassumed the position in May 2016
Previous: Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost at SU; faculty member and researcher in the iSchool
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Name: Lorraine Branham
Position: Dean
Start of Role: July 2008
Previous: Director of the School of Journalism and G.B. Dealey Regents Professor at the University of Texas at Austin
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Name: Michael Tick
Position: Dean
Start of Role: July 2016
Previous: Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Kentucky, Lexington
University College
Name: Bea González
Position: Dean
Start of Role: 2007
Previous: Candidate for Syracuse Mayor in 2009 (ran while dean of University College)
Published on August 23, 2016 at 7:09 pm
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