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TRANSITIONS
NEW PARENT
CHAIRS SOMETHING TO CROW
ABOUT Crow came to
Columbia in 1991 as associate vice provost for science and
engineering. In 1993 he was promoted to vice provost. Among his
principal accomplishments has been developing a system for
channeling Columbia's fees from technology licenses back into
research, often helping young scientists establish reputations and
gain outside funding. He transformed Columbia's Office of Science
and Technology into the Columbia Innovation Enterprise and will
continue to oversee the university's technology licensing
arm.
GOING
WEST:
Eileen Kohan, who has led the growth of the Center for Career Services as executive director, has resigned to become associate dean, student affairs, at the University of Southern California. A national search is under way to select a successor to Kohan, who has relatives in the Los Angeles area. In the meantime, Sue Mescher, the College's associate dean of administration, is overseeing Career Services in addition to her other duties. THE LERNER TEAM As Alfred Lerner Hall continues to take shape, a management team headed by executive director Harris Schwartz '59 has been assembled to handle the budgeting, scheduling, and operations of the future student center. Three newly appointed administrators joined the staff in September. Dara
Falco, associate director for scheduling and support services,
will manage the scheduling of all spaces and coordinate support and
technology services for the center. She will also be responsible
for managing the Campus Alcohol Awareness and proctoring programs.
Prior to joining the Lerner Hall staff, Falco served as general
manager of the John Harms Center for the Arts in Englewood,
N.J.
Maria
Gerena will serve as the center's manager of budget and
administration. Gerena joins the Lerner staff from Zagat Survey,
where she was the director of office operations.
Allen Glenn, assistant director of plant operation, will direct the physical maintenance of Lerner and oversee the facility's engineering and cleaning staff. Glenn previously served as the director of housing and capital projects at Rockefeller University and has extensive real estate development and construction experience. ALUMNI OFFICE Three new assistant directors of the Columbia College Fund have joined the Columbia College Office of Alumni Affairs & Development: Nicole Bouknight, Ellen Cohen and Andrew Greene. All have significant fundraising experience, Bouknight with Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey, Cohen with the New York City Opera and Greene at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and Carnegie Hall. In addition,
Inalee Foldes, who had been working part-time as director of
the Parents Fund, is now serving in a full-time
capacity.
Tushia Fisher has joined the staff as assistant director, alumni affairs. Fisher came to Columbia from the Chamber of Commerce for the borough of Brooklyn, N.Y. and her background includes special events planning and experience as a legislative assistant and lobbyist. Nona Russell has joined the office as manager of budget and operations. Russell was recruited from the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, where she worked for almost 20 years. STUDENT
SERVICES
Joe Ienuso has been appointed University registrar and director of student information systems. Since coming to Columbia nine years ago, Ienuso has serves as director of admissions for the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, director of the Enrollment Services Center, and director of planning and budget in Student Services. Julie ("JJ") Haywood has been appointed to the position of director of budget and planning for Student Services. Haywood joins Columbia from Howard University, where she served as executive director of auxiliary enterprises and was responsible for bookstore and retail property management, as well as printing, vending, and mail services. GEORGE UPDATE George Stephanopoulos '82, who has been a visiting professor of political science since the fall of 1996, canceled his spring seminar class, Presidential Promises, due to commitments concerning the release of his new book in April. Stephanopolous has not indicated whether he will resume teaching at Columbia in the future. CARRYING THE MAIL Frank X. Carrese did so well dealing with university parking and shuttle buses, he's been asked to deliver the mail as well. Carrese, who served as a New York City police officer for 22 years before joining Columbia eight years ago, has been promoted to director of mail and transportation services. "Campus mail delivery is crucial to our day-to-day work, so much so that we probably take it for granted. But I think we can enhance our mail services and Frank is the man to do it," said Ken Knuckles, vice president for support services. INFORMATION, PLEASE Ulrika Brand and Lauren Marshall have been appointed to the media relations staff of the Office of Public Affairs. Brand was senior publicist at theGuggenheim Museum in New York, while Marshall was coordinator for community affairs and intercultural management services at the Institute of International Education in Houston. |