the Magazine, Volume 2 Issue 2 - The College of Coastal Georgia
the Magazine, Volume 2 Issue 2 - The College of Coastal Georgia
the Magazine, Volume 2 Issue 2 - The College of Coastal Georgia
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Around<strong>The</strong> new school on campusContinuing its maturation as a comprehensiveundergraduate institution, <strong>the</strong> <strong>College</strong> hasestablished a School <strong>of</strong> Arts and Sciences. Dr. KeithBelcher, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Biology and director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>Laboratory Sciences program, has been appointed dean<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> new school.Dr. Belcher, who previously served as Dean <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>School <strong>of</strong> Ma<strong>the</strong>matics and Natural Sciences, earned hisPhD at <strong>the</strong> Medical <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> and completedhis postdoctoral residency and fellowship at <strong>the</strong> Medical<strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> Virginia.Dr. Andrea Wallace, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Chemistry, servesas <strong>the</strong> inaugural chair <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> NaturalSciences. Dr. Wallace, who earned her PhD in Chemistryat Clemson University, was <strong>the</strong> <strong>College</strong>’s 2009-2010Adviser <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Year.Dr. German Vargas, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong>Ma<strong>the</strong>matics, heads <strong>the</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Ma<strong>the</strong>matics.He earned his PhD in Applied Ma<strong>the</strong>matics at WichitaState University. Dr. Vargas was accepted to <strong>the</strong> NationalUniversity <strong>of</strong> Colombia at <strong>the</strong> age <strong>of</strong> 14 to complete hisBS in Physics.Dr. Carla Bluhm, AssociatePr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Psychology,chairs <strong>the</strong> Department <strong>of</strong>Social Sciences. She earnedher PhD in DevelopmentalSchool <strong>of</strong> Arts and SciencesPsychology at ColumbiaUniversity Teachers <strong>College</strong> in New York City. Dr. Bluhmis co-author <strong>of</strong> Someone Else’s Face in <strong>the</strong> Mirror: Identityand <strong>the</strong> New Science <strong>of</strong> Face Transplants (2009).Ricky Weaver, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> English, is <strong>the</strong>interim chair <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Arts and Humanities.A national search for an incoming chair is underway.“This structure will encourage and promoteinterdepartmental and interdisciplinary activities, includingopportunities for faculty and students to work in moreintegrative ways on community projects and scholarlyactivities,” Dr. Phillip Mason, Vice President for AcademicAffairs, explained. “Additionally, it will more effectivelysupport <strong>the</strong> efforts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> faculty <strong>of</strong> each departmentthrough <strong>the</strong> leadership <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> department chairs.”<strong>The</strong> changes were effective with <strong>the</strong> beginning <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>fall 2012 term.<strong>Coastal</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> in print...<strong>College</strong> President Valerie A. Hepburn was recently featured as a guestcolumnist in her alumni publication for Agnes Scott <strong>College</strong>. Hepburndiscusses <strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong> a liberal arts education. <strong>The</strong> complete column isavailable at: www.ccga.edu/~PresOff/files/ASCColumn.pdfNursing faculty member Lee Hunter-Eades was recently featured in heralma mater’s publication discussing herDoctor <strong>of</strong> Nursing Practice degree from<strong>Georgia</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn University. To read <strong>the</strong>complete article on Hunter-Eades, visit:www.ccga.edu/Academics/SchoolNursing/LHE.pdf28 <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Coastal</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> – <strong>the</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>