Public Institution

Indiana University-Bloomington (IUB) has appointed Dr. Grace Sembajwe as a Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) within the School of Public Health.  She will begin on August 1st. Dr. Sembajwe currently holds academic appointments at the rank of Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research; the Department of Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology, and Prevention at Northwell Health; and the Department of Molecular Medicine and Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology, and Prevention at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University.  She also holds an appointment as Affiliated Investigator at the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Public Health.  She has authored nearly 50 peer-reviewed publications and has presented nationally and internationally on her scholarship. Dr. Sembajwe received a B.A. in Natural Science from Goshen College, an M.S. in Industrial Hygiene from Central Missouri State University, and an Sc.D. in Epidemiology from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
 

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has appointed Dr. Dawn Crim as its new Vice Chancellor of Inclusivity and Community Engagement. Dr. Crim will begin on August 9, 2023. Dr. Crim currently serves as a Consultant for Equity, Inclusion, and Employee Well-Being at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As a Consultant for UW-Madison, Crim provides high-level consultation to schools, colleges, and divisions across campus to support and improve campus climate. Crim also coaches and advises leaders on building organizational capacity and navigating change; as well as supporting the creation and sustainability of healthy, equitable, and inclusive policies, systems, and environments campus wide. Dr. Crim earned her M. ED. In Counselor Education from Pennsylvania State University and her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Read more here.

The University of Louisville has appointed Brent Pieper, Ed.D., as Vice President for University Advancement. Dr. Pieper currently serves as Associate Vice President for Philanthropy at the University of Kentucky. Prior to joining UK, he served as Assistant Vice President and Director of Campaign Operations at Cleveland State University. He has also held major gifts and campaign leadership positions at Indiana University and Ohio University. Dr. Pieper received his Ed.D. and his B.A. from Indiana University, Bloomington and his M.P.A. from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. He is currently in the process of publishing a book on higher education fundraising in partnership with the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Read more here. 

Dr. J. Luke Wood has been appointed as the new president of California State University, Sacramento. He will begin his role on July 16, 2023. Dr. Wood joined San Diego State University (SDSU)  in 2011 as a professor and in 2012 was named co-director of the Community College Equity Assessment Lab, a research and practice center focused on reducing equity gaps between students of color and their peers. In 2017, he became the first Black faculty member to be named Distinguished Professor.  He has served as SDSU’s chief diversity officer since 2018 and as vice president for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity since 2020. In 2023, Dr. Wood was appointed by the California State Senate to serve on the newly established California Racial Equity Commission. Dr. Wood earned his bachelor's and master's degree from Sacramento State, and also holds a master’s degree and Ph.D. from Arizona State University.  Read more here.

Dr. Stephen Perez has been appointed as the new president of California State University, Chico (Chico State). He will begin his role on July 1, 2023. Dr. Perez has spent most of his 30-year career in higher education with the CSU system, having served in academic and administrative roles at Sacramento State, including professor, department chair, interim dean, vice provost, and provost. In January 2022, Perez was appointed interim president at San José State. Dr. Perez has served as Chico State’s interim provost since January 2023, during which time he has led the university’s enrollment continuum effort and helped close a $20 million budget gap. Dr. Perez received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California, San Diego and his master’s and doctorate in economics from the University of California, Davis. Read more here.

Foothill-De Anza Community College District has appointed Mr. Lee Lambert, J.D. as its new Chancellor. He will begin his new role on August 1, 2023. Mr. Lambert has more than two decades of experience in community colleges at the senior executive level and has led Pima Community College since 2013. Prior to that post, Mr. Lambert served nearly eight years as the president of Shoreline Community College (WA), helping to restore the college’s financial stability and turning the college into a national leader in offering 100 percent online degrees and certificates in business and health care programs. Mr. Lambert holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from The Evergreen State College and a juris doctor from Seattle University. Read more here.

The University of Houston has appointed Mr. Timothy Council as their next Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment Services. He comes to the University with over fifteen years of experience in enrollment services across multiple institutions of higher education. Most recently, he served as an Assistant Vice President and administrative Dean at Claremont Graduate University (CA).  Prior to that, he worked for the University of San Diego, in the areas of admissions, recruitment and financial aid at both their Law School and their School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES). Mr. Council received a Master of Education in Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs from University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science coupled with a Nonprofit Management Certification from the University of San Diego.

The West Liberty University Board of Governors has named Dr. Tim Borchers as the university’s 38th president effective July 1, 2023. Dr. Borchers currently serves as Vice President for Academic Affairs at Peru State College and brings over 18 years of higher education administrative experience to the Presidency at West Liberty. Prior to his current position, Borchers served as the Dean of the College of Arts, Media, and Communication at Minnesota State University Moorhead. He holds a Ph.D. and MA in Communication from Wayne State University, and a BA in Speech Communication from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Read more here.

University of Minnesota Morris has appointed Dr. Janet Schrunk Ericksen as Chancellor as of May 15, 2023. Dr. Ericksen has been serving as the acting Chancellor of the Morris campus since July 2021 and brings deep experience and impressive accomplishments across her career and a passion for, UMN Morris and the Morris community. A professor of English, her tenure with UMN Morris spans over 20 years. She previously served as Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Dean, and was responsible for college academic and administrative leadership, including the Education, Humanities, Math and Science, and Social Sciences academic divisions. She holds an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a B.A. in English and Art History from the University of Kansas. Read more here.

The University of Wisconsin Parkside has appointed Ms. Jacklyn Haas as its new Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services and Admissions Director. Ms. Haas joins the University of Wisconsin Parkside with 15+ years of experience in higher education. Most recently, she served as the Associate Director of Admissions (2014-18) and Director of Admissions (2018-2023) at Salem State University in Salem, MA. She earned her B.A. in Social Studies Education from Ithaca College (NY) and her Master of Education in Higher Education Administration with a graduate certificate in Leadership from Northeastern University in Massachusetts. She will be starting her duties in June, 2023.  Read more here.