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Search opens for a dean
A national search has been launched to identify the inaugural dean of the new College of Health Professions.
The college combines the College of Nursing with these programs — Audiology, Child Life, Dietetics, Social Work, and Speech-Language Pathology — from the College of Health Sciences and Human Services.
"The college will be a model for health education, leadership and research in this region and beyond," said Dr. William M. "Mike" Sherman. "The inaugural dean will embody these characteristics as well. He or she will have a lengthy record of achievement that demonstrates strength in innovation, inter-professional collaboration and student success in the health care environment."
Dr. Chand Midha, associate provost and dean of the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, will chair the search committee. A search firm will be hired to help attract stellar candidates.
The search committee members include representatives from disciplines in the new college as well as leaders from major health care organizations in the region:
Campus members
- Dr. Chand Midha, Search Committee Chair
Associate Provost and Dean, Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences - Dr. Sandra Hudak
Associate Professor of Nutrition/Dietetics - Dr. Marlene Huff
Professor of Nursing - Mr. Charles Kelades
Director, Nursing Outreach and Workforce Development - Dr. Tim McCarragher
Director, School of Social Work - Dr. Erin Miller
Coordinator, Hearing Aid Dispensary - Dr. Kathleen Ross-Alaolmolki
Senior Associate Dean, Academic Nursing Programs
Community members
- Dr. Norman Christopher
Chair, Department of Pediatrics at Akron Children’s Hospital - Dr. David Peter
Chief Medical Officer, Akron General Medical Center - Dr. Janine E. Janosky
Vice President, Center for Clinical and Community Health Improvement at the Austen BioInnovation Institute of Akron - Dr. Amy Lee
MPH Program Director, Consortium of Eastern Ohio Master of Public Health Program and Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University - Mr. Tom DeBord
President, Summa Barberton Hospital and Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital
Nursing
With rigorous entrance requirements and a growing national profile, the school graduates nurses who transform lives as they deliver patient care with ethics, honesty and compassion.
Speech-Language
Pathology and Audiology
Recognized as a national leader, the school provides evidence-based clinical training to prepare and graduate highly qualified audiologists and speech-language pathologists.
About the college
The college will focus on graduating students prepared to excel as professionals in an evolving health care environment. Highly collaborative and inter-professional, the new college will be a model for health education and research in this region and throughout the country.
Social Work
The school graduates practitioners who possess the knowledge, values and skills necessary to succeed with diverse clients in various practice settings. We offer both undergraduate and gradate programs.
Nutrition/Dietetics
Students in the program learn how to translate the science of food and nutrition and apply it to enhance health. The career outlook for the field is strong, owing to our aging population, growing interest in nutrition and emphasis on disease prevention.
Child Life
The Child Life program synthesizes knowledge from several fields to provide students with theory and practical skills that will enable them to excel in a variety of settings. Students are encouraged to become self-directed, collaborative and independent.
