Maggie Green
The College of Education and Wellness Professions lately formed a Dean’s Executive Advisory Board. The 37 members — like alumni, neighborhood partners and other stakeholders — are education and wellness leaders committed to the college’s vitality, improvement and development.
The board will function as an advocacy group for the college and collaborate with Dean Kate Mamiseishvili on extended-variety strategic arranging and identifying service and economic help possibilities.
“I am grateful to have such engaged and passionate board members who are prepared to support forge a bold new future in the college,” Mamiseishvili stated. “Although education and healthcare are extra relevant than ever to sustaining our society, these caring professions continue to expertise unprecedented adjustments. This group of volunteers will be a a great deal-necessary hyperlink among our college and the neighborhood, even though also offering input that keeps us grounded in the requirements of the area, the state and the nation.”
Mamiseishvili, who met with board members in a day-extended occasion on March ten, stated every brings useful wisdom and viewpoint. “The pressures on the qualified fields we represent demand that we give true-planet, timely education which is cost-effective and supplied by prime educators who are grounded in preparing our students to tackle the profound concerns that society faces,” she stated. “This is fascinating operate, and the board’s input and involvement are currently obtaining a optimistic influence on our college.”
Alumna Ashlie Hilbun, senior vice president and chief tactic officer at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, was chosen as the inaugural board chair. Hilbun earned an Ed.D. in larger education from the College of Education and Wellness Professions.
The board offered feedback on the college’s 3 strategic priorities:
The advisory board will meet twice a year in the fall and spring. In addition to common meetings, the chair may possibly get in touch with particular meetings of the board and its committees. See board member pictures and bios.
The College of Education and Wellness Professions’ six departments prepare students for a variety of careers in education and wellness. In addition to its longstanding part of preparing educators and educational leaders, the college also trains nurses, speech-language pathologists, public wellness specialists, recreation and sport pros, counselors, occupational therapists, athletic trainers and human efficiency researchers.
