Dean honored
The American Academy in Rome has invited Alan Balfour, dean of the School of Architecture, to visit the academy as a scholar in residence.
While staying at the academy, Balfour also plans to work on a book that he’s in the process of producing, Reality and the Need to Know God.
Balfour will stay at the academy during November, December, January, and March.
Search launched
Fay Duchin has decided to step down from the position of dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. She has served as dean since 1996.
A search committee has begun the nationwide search for her replacement. Duchin will continue to serve as dean while the process is conducted.
The members of the search committee include Gary Gabriele, undergraduate education (chair); Lee Odell, Language, Literature, and Communication; Joseph Walther, Language, Literature, and Communication; Linda Layne, STS; Yingrui Yang, Philosphy, Pschology, and Cognitive Sciences and Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems; Caren Canier, Arts; Brent Goldfarb, economics; Larry Feeser, civil engineering; and Issom Herron, mathematics. Curtis Powell, vice president of human resources, will also assist the search.
The dean’s responsibilities will include providing academic leadership, developing new academic initiatives for the school, and enhancing the quality of the faculty, students, and staff, according to Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson.
Rensselaer community members are encouraged to send suggestions and nominations to Gabriele.
Director named
Philip Phan has been named research director of the Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship in the Lally School of Management Technology. He is the Warren H. Bruggeman ’46 and Pauline Urban Bruggeman Distinguished Associate Professor of Management.
As an international expert on entrepreneurship, Phan plans to direct efforts towards enhancing academic research in entrepreneurship.
Artwork displayed
Larry Kagan ’68, professor of arts, is among a group of several artists who have donated works to a charity art sale that will benefit survivors of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. His artwork will be on display at the O.K. Harris Gallery from October 17 to November 3.
