When Interim Provost Chaouki Abdallah acquired his position in July, he promised he would work to change the structure and faculty of the Provost’s office.
With the hiring of three new associate provosts this week, Abdallah seems to have kept his promise.
“My first order of business was to evaluate and re-organize the Office of the Provost into a more coherent and responsive organization,” Abdallah wrote in a July 20 University-wide email.
Professor Gregory Heileman was named associate provost for curriculum, professor Jane Slaughter as associate provost for academic personnel and professor Natasha Kolchevska as associate provost for international affairs.
“These three individuals possess great experience and knowledge in all facets of the University,” Abdallah said. “They will add their distinct abilities and skills which will further strengthen our team moving forward.”
Heileman has worked in advisement and with the Center for Academic Program Support (CAPS) at UNM.
“I look forward to working with the Provost and others on campus towards the common goal of providing the highest-quality education to the students at the University of New Mexico,” he told UNM Today.
Slaughter has also worked for CAPS and with various faculty services.
“Through my years at UNM I have had an abiding interest in actions and programs that promote faculty rights and interests,” she said.
Kolchevska has worked with the Latin American & Iberian Institute and Office of International Programs & Studies.
“I am very excited to be given the opportunity to lead faculty, students and staff as we undertake a variety of initiatives that will integrate internationalization into UNM’s broader teaching, research and service missions in the 21st century,” she said.
“International and global issues are central to everything that we do at UNM, and I will work hard to deliver that message both to the University community and beyond.”
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