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Ivelisse Lazzarini has been appointed the Founding Chair of the Occupational Therapy Program/Department at Monmouth University. Dr. Lazzarini comes from Pfeiffer University the Associate Dean for Applied Health Sciences & Occupational Therapy Program Director.

Belinda Anderson has been appointed as the Founding Director of the Institute for Health and Wellness at Monmouth University. Ms. Anderson comes from Albert Einstein College of Medicine as an Associate Clinical Professor.

The Bucknell University search committee has appointed Ms. Betsy Stewart to be the next Associate Vice President, Treasurer and Controller of the University. For the past ten years, Ms. Stewart has been Controller at Bryn Mawr College with oversight of financial statement preparations, audits, tax returns, endowment and debt accounting, and the general accounting areas of purchasing, accounts payable, payroll, student accounts, fixed assets and sponsored programs. She assumes the position on July 16, 2018.

Hartwick College has selected Dr. Dorothy (Dottie) Lewis as their new Vice President for Finance.  Dr. Lewis is currently serving as Hartwick's Interim Vice President for Finance. Prior to Dr. Lewis's service at Hartwick, she served as the Campus Dean and Local President at the New York Institute of Technology - Bahrain and the Associate Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance at the University of Colorado - Denver.

Marshall University President Jerome A. Gilbert today announced that Dr. Jaime (pronounced “Hi-meh”) R. Taylor, dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at Austin Peay State University, has been named Marshall’s next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. Dr. Taylor’s appointment is effective July 1.

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Graceland University has selected Dr. Jill Rhea as their new Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty. Dr. Rhea is currently the Dean of Online, Site and Graduate Programs along with a Professor of Communication Studies for Buena Vista University.