Three finalists have been chosen in a national search for the new dean of the 暗网禁区 Division of Continuing Education and associate vice chancellor for Summer Session and Outreach and Engagement. The candidates will visit campus over the coming weeks to meet with students, faculty, staff and university administrators.
The finalists for the position are Fred Holman, vice provost of extended studies, University of Nevada, Reno; Keith Maskus, professor of economics and College of Arts and Sciences Professor of Distinction 暗网禁区; and Sara Thompson, associate provost of New Program Initiatives and dean, Metropolitan School of Professional Studies, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
鈥淚 am delighted with the three finalists who will be visiting the campus for interviews,鈥� said James Williams, dean of University Libraries and chair of the national search committee. 鈥淭hey have excellent backgrounds and experience in continuing education and outreach, and the search committee looks forward to the opportunity for campus conversations with them on the future of this mission-critical position.鈥�
Public sessions for the three candidates will be held at the following times:
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Keith Maskus: Friday, March 20 at 10 a.m. in 155-A
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Sara Thompson: Friday, April 3听at 10 a.m. in 155-A
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Fred Holman: Thursday, April 9 at 2 p.m. in , N410
Fred Holman was appointed vice provost of extended studies at the University of Nevada, Reno in 2004. In this position, Holman has overall leadership and responsibility for delivering academic credit and non-credit outreach programs, customized training and other educational activities to the public. Prior to his appointment at Nevada, Holman served as dean of continuing and adult education at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, Florida, from 1996 to 2004, as well as dean of graduate and continuing education at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa (1991-96), dean of Continuing Education at St. Ambrose (1986-91) and associate dean of continuing education and director of conferences and institutes at St. Ambrose (1983-86). A 1975 graduate of William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Holman received his MA in history from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri, as well as his PhD in higher education administration from the University of Iowa.
Keith E. Maskus is professor of economics and former associate dean for social sciences at the CU-Boulder. He has been a lead economist in the Development Research Group at the World Bank. He is also a research fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a fellow at the Kiel Institute for World Economics, and an adjunct professor at the University of Adelaide. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Bocconi and a visiting scholar at the CES-Ifo Institute at the University of Munich and the China Center for Economic Research at Peking University. He also serves as a consultant for the World Bank and the World Intellectual Property Organization and recently chaired a panel of the National Research Council on intellectual property management in standards-setting organizations. Maskus received his PhD in economics from the University of Michigan in 1981 and has written extensively about various aspects of international trade. His current research focuses on the international economic aspects of protecting intellectual property rights.
Sara Thompson has been an entrepreneurial academic leader for over 20 years. She is currently dean of the Metropolitan School of Professional Studies and associate provost at The Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, D.C. Thompson championed CUA鈥檚 first fully online degree programs and collaborated across the university to create several new part-time professional master鈥檚 programs. Enrollment in the Metropolitan School tripled under her leadership. Her educational background includes a PhD in educational/industrial psychology from Marquette University and an MBA in Marketing from the Leeds School of Business at CU-Boulder. In addition, she has been a faculty member and director of business programs with the University of Wisconsin and Johns Hopkins University.
CU-Boulder Provost Russell Moore that Anne Heinz,听dean of Continuing Education and vice provost for Summer Session, Outreach and Engagement, will retire effective June 30, 2015, after 26 years at the university.
Pictured L-R: Sara Thompson, Keith Maskus and Fred Holman.