On Jan. 27, Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. John Shannon named Dr. Joshua Francis as dean of Indiana Tech\u2019s College of General Studies.<\/p>\n
Francis, who joined Indiana Tech in Jan. 5, 2015, as director of teacher preparation for its School of Education, had been serving as dean in an interim role since August 2015.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am honored that the faculty, the search committee and the members of the cabinet felt that I was the strongest candidate for the position and have asked me to continue leading the College of General Studies,\u201d Francis said. \u201cHaving served as the interim dean for the past six months, I have gained a deeper appreciation for the\u00a0amazing group of individuals that I have the\u00a0pleasure of leading and working with in the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Shannon, keeping Francis in the dean\u2019s role was not a difficult decision.<\/p>\n
\u201cDr. Francis is a highly approachable and engaging person who will bring a thoughtful, proactive approach to his position as dean of the College of General Studies,\u201d Shannon said. \u201cI look forward to his many contributions to the growth and development of academic programs at Indiana Tech, and I am very pleased to add him to our academic leadership team.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the tag as interim dean, Francis worked hard to make sure he was the clear choice for the position. Now that he has it, don\u2019t expect him to lay off the gas pedal.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to work with our talented program faculty to continue building and strengthening the programs\u00a0we currently offer,\u201d Francis said. \u201cI also see several opportunities for our existing\u00a0programs to move into graduate programming at the masters and doctoral level. We are already beginning to explore these ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-94899","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n