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University Reorganizes Colleges
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Issue date: 1/18/07 Section: News
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For the first time since 1981, Central has restructured its college makeup, expanding from a four to five-college format.
The decision, announced by President Podolefsky following a Dec. 15 Board of Governors meeting, took effect at the start of the spring semester.
Under the new format, the university's core academic programs will be divided into the following colleges: The Adrian and Margaret Harmon College of Business Administration, College of Education, College of Health and Human Services, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Science and Technology.
"I think that this will allow students to have the best synergy with other departments in the same college and allow them to market themselves better after graduation," said Y.T. Shah, provost of Academic Affairs.
The most notable of the changes is the moving of education into its own college, where it was once joined with Human Services, and adding the natural sciences to the group that is now Applied Sciences and Technology.
"Education has been the roots of the system here at UCM," Shah said. "Now that it will be in its own college, we feel that the program will be more competitive."
Steve Boone, interim dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, said the restructuring will allow the University to thrive by highlighting certain programs, such as education.
"College by college, we now have a structure that will fully emphasize our strengths," Boone said. "The College of Education, a staple of our University, will now be all-encompassing and can be compared to other education colleges around the country."
The hope is that the reorganization will lead to a stronger partnership between departments.
"I am very hopeful that reorganization will have a positive effect in each academic college," said Shah.
It took less than one semester, start to finish to complete the restructurization. It seemed at times to be staying well under the radar, leaving many students and faculty feeling uneducated about the benefit of such a restructure.
The decision, announced by President Podolefsky following a Dec. 15 Board of Governors meeting, took effect at the start of the spring semester.
Under the new format, the university's core academic programs will be divided into the following colleges: The Adrian and Margaret Harmon College of Business Administration, College of Education, College of Health and Human Services, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Science and Technology.
"I think that this will allow students to have the best synergy with other departments in the same college and allow them to market themselves better after graduation," said Y.T. Shah, provost of Academic Affairs.
The most notable of the changes is the moving of education into its own college, where it was once joined with Human Services, and adding the natural sciences to the group that is now Applied Sciences and Technology.
"Education has been the roots of the system here at UCM," Shah said. "Now that it will be in its own college, we feel that the program will be more competitive."
Steve Boone, interim dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, said the restructuring will allow the University to thrive by highlighting certain programs, such as education.
"College by college, we now have a structure that will fully emphasize our strengths," Boone said. "The College of Education, a staple of our University, will now be all-encompassing and can be compared to other education colleges around the country."
The hope is that the reorganization will lead to a stronger partnership between departments.
"I am very hopeful that reorganization will have a positive effect in each academic college," said Shah.
It took less than one semester, start to finish to complete the restructurization. It seemed at times to be staying well under the radar, leaving many students and faculty feeling uneducated about the benefit of such a restructure.
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