Dear
Colleagues:
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Kate M. Steffens has
accepted the position of Dean of the College of Education. Dr. Steffens earned B.S.,
M.Ed., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota. She served as the interim
Dean of the College of Education this past year, was Associate
Dean of the college for three years, and was director of assessment and
accreditation in the college for several years. She holds the rank of
Professor in the Department of Special Education and is nationally recognized as
a leader in assessment and accreditation: for the past three years, she has
served as chair of the NCATE (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
Education) Board of Examiners, and she is an examiner for the Minnesota Board of
Teaching.
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Steffens on her
appointment.
Sincerely,
Michael
Spitzer
Provost and Vice President for
Academic Affairs