Category results for: Leadership Announcements

Gupta appointed vice provost and dean of VCU Graduate School

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that we are concluding our national search and appointing Manu Gupta, Ph.D. as vice provost and dean of the Graduate School at VCU, effective immediately. Dr. Gupta currently serves as the unit’s interim dean, a position he has held for nearly two years.The Board of Visitors approved the […]

VCU names Dr. Hernan Bucheli vice president for strategic enrollment, management, and student success

Fotis Sotiropoulos, Ph.D., VCU provost and senior vice president for academic affairs announced today that he is naming Hernan Bucheli, Ed.D., vice president for strategic enrollment management, and student success at Virginia Commonwealth University, effective immediately. Bucheli has served in the role, in an interim capacity for more than a year. During his tenure, VCU […]

University College Transition Update

Dear Colleagues: I hope you are having an amazing summer! I write to update you on our efforts to implement the recommendations of the One VCU Academic Repositioning Task Force, specifically the recommendation entitled, “Creation of a new College for advancing Interdisciplinary, Experiential and Entrepreneurial Studies.” As always, thank you for all that you do […]

Arroyo Named VCU Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to announce that we have concluded our national search for the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs position. Accordingly, I offered the position to Andrew T. Arroyo, Ed.D. who has accepted it and begins work immediately. Dr. Arroyo has served in that role in an interim capacity for more than […]

Mays appointed interim dean of University College

Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to announce that D’Arcy Mays, Ph.D. has agreed to serve as the interim dean for University College, effective November 15, 2023. Dr. Mays currently serves as professor and founding chair of the Department of Statistical Sciences and Operations Research in the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences. He also recently […]

New IRDS Leadership

Dear Colleagues: I’m pleased to report that we have hired a new associate vice provost of Institutional Research and Decision Support to lead VCU’s IRDS office. Michael D. Bourgeois, Ph.D., who begins working with us on September 1, offers more than 20 years of higher education experience with a passion for student and institutional success […]

Ingrassia appointed dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Catherine Ingrassia, Ph.D. as dean of the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) effective August 4, 2023. Dr. Ingrassia previously served as the college’s interim dean, a position she held for more than a year. This appointment is the result of shared governance with […]