Associate Professor of Anthropology Stephen Leavitt has been
appointed Interim Dean of Students following the resignation of Fred Alford,
who held the position since 1993. Alford has left to become dean of students at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn.
Leavitt has been with Union
College for 10 years. For the last
three years, Steve and Karen Brison, who is also an associate professor of
anthropology, have jointly run the Union Scholars Program. Last year, they
oversaw the Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship Advising Program as well. For the
coming year, that program will be run by College Librarian Thomas McFadden.
Leavitt will begin working in the Dean of Students office on
August 4. He notes that he is excited about the appointment and in playing a
key role in student life at Union. “This is an exciting
time for Union College,
with the opening of the new South College
dorm and the two house system 'labs,'” Leavitt said. “I am really looking
forward to working closely with students and faculty as we embark upon one of
the most significant social changes ever at Union.”
A national search for a permanent Dean of Students will
begin this fall.