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Korfiatis named university provost
Michael Lutkenhouse
Issue date: 2/16/07 Section: Campus News
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On December 18th Stevens announced the first provost and university vice president since the formation of the three academic schools, Dr. George P. Korfiatis. The move was made in an effort to bring the strategic decisions needed to unify the schools together under one office. Previously these decisions laid within, what was commonly referred to as, the Dean's Council. This council was comprised of the deans from the three different academic schools. The chair of the council would rotate every year between the deans.
The need to move away from changing leaders and extra responsibilities for the head of the council was recognized by the faculty. Their desire for change was made clear during recent retreats. Currently the provost will oversee the responsibilities that were handled by the chair of the Dean's Council. The dean of each prospective school will remain the chief academic official of their respective school.
With this new position, Korfiatis wants to prioritize the investments Stevens makes and to work with the resources we currently have. "I'm excited for the prospect of growth at the Institute,(the) faculty are very aggressive at pursuing research and creating a community for the students." He went on to say "we have a lot of people who dedicate their lives to the Institute…how we provide them with the means to be successful is extremely important to me."
Some of the primary areas of growth currently exist in a number of research opportunities that are growing here at Stevens. Over the next few years students and faculty can look forward to watching the areas of multi-scale engineering and nano technology attract more faculty to come here to Stevens. Other areas of growth, which the Institute has already invested in and will continue to invest in, include information assurance and network security. Recently a new undergraduate major was created to focus on network security. Other areas of investment include Maritime systems and complex systems engineering. By expanding programs that teach engineers how to design and build systems across all fields of engineering, Stevens may be able to sustain the growth it has enjoyed over the past few years.
Reporting to the Provost are the deans of the schools and other academic offices as well as a new office of Vice Provost for Research. In addition, the Provost and University Vice President, now the second most senior position at the Institute, has the responsibility and authority to ensure that administrative services and university infrastructure meet academic needs. Though it's been 10 years since Stevens last had a Provost, Korfiatis has already set out to effectively accomplish a much needed task. To accomplish his task he has set his sights on tackling issues ranging from academics and institutional investments to building up the global presence and networking. With the history of the Edwin A. Stevens building serving as his surroundings, Korfiatis is determined to fulfill the big expectations of him.
The need to move away from changing leaders and extra responsibilities for the head of the council was recognized by the faculty. Their desire for change was made clear during recent retreats. Currently the provost will oversee the responsibilities that were handled by the chair of the Dean's Council. The dean of each prospective school will remain the chief academic official of their respective school.
With this new position, Korfiatis wants to prioritize the investments Stevens makes and to work with the resources we currently have. "I'm excited for the prospect of growth at the Institute,(the) faculty are very aggressive at pursuing research and creating a community for the students." He went on to say "we have a lot of people who dedicate their lives to the Institute…how we provide them with the means to be successful is extremely important to me."
Some of the primary areas of growth currently exist in a number of research opportunities that are growing here at Stevens. Over the next few years students and faculty can look forward to watching the areas of multi-scale engineering and nano technology attract more faculty to come here to Stevens. Other areas of growth, which the Institute has already invested in and will continue to invest in, include information assurance and network security. Recently a new undergraduate major was created to focus on network security. Other areas of investment include Maritime systems and complex systems engineering. By expanding programs that teach engineers how to design and build systems across all fields of engineering, Stevens may be able to sustain the growth it has enjoyed over the past few years.
Reporting to the Provost are the deans of the schools and other academic offices as well as a new office of Vice Provost for Research. In addition, the Provost and University Vice President, now the second most senior position at the Institute, has the responsibility and authority to ensure that administrative services and university infrastructure meet academic needs. Though it's been 10 years since Stevens last had a Provost, Korfiatis has already set out to effectively accomplish a much needed task. To accomplish his task he has set his sights on tackling issues ranging from academics and institutional investments to building up the global presence and networking. With the history of the Edwin A. Stevens building serving as his surroundings, Korfiatis is determined to fulfill the big expectations of him.
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