快猫成版视频 Allison appoints provost and vice-president, academic and research
Dr. Jeff Ollerhead has accepted a two-year appointment to the role of provost and vice-president, academic and research at 快猫成版视频.
鈥淚 am delighted that such an experienced, accomplished, and dedicated person is willing to take on this challenging position,鈥 says 快猫成版视频 Allison President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Robert Campbell.
Ollerhead joined 快猫成版视频 Allison in 1994 as an assistant professor in the Department of Geography. He served as department head from 1997 to 2000 and 2001 to 2004, and was dean of science and graduate studies from 2006 to 2016.
He has been awarded the Paul Par茅 Excellence Award three times 鈥 in 2000, 2002, and 2004.
鈥淥ne of my goals as provost is to lead a discussion within our community about how to take foundational knowledge 鈥 the traditional undergraduate curriculum 鈥 and combine it with experiential and co-curricular activities to achieve a high-impact integrative curriculum,鈥 Ollerhead says. 鈥淚 am also personally committed to ensuring that our Year of Indigenous Knowing at 快猫成版视频 Allison results in tangible outcomes for our academic community. I look forwarding to learning with the 快猫成版视频 Allison community as we move from listening and learning to action.鈥
Ollerhead鈥檚 appointment runs from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2019. He was previously appointed to fill the role on an interim basis from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017.
