BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Alumni Relations - ECPv5.8.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Alumni Relations X-ORIGINAL-URL:/alumni X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Alumni Relations BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210408T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210408T130000 DTSTAMP:20260518T231731 CREATED:20210317T203841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210318T134506Z UID:6436-1617883200-1617886800@www.missouriwestern.edu SUMMARY:Meet Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy\, MWSU鈥檚 6th President via Zoom DESCRIPTION:The 大象传媒 Board of Governors voted unanimously on Thursday\, Feb. 25\, to name Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 sixth president. Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy\, formerly 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 vice provost\, has been serving as interim president since Aug. 3\, 2020. \nDr. Kennedy became 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 vice provost in January\, 2020\, after being selected through a nationwide search. In that role\, she focused on a number of elements of 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 strategic plan\, Pathways to Excellence\, including strengthening student success\, creating new partnerships and expanding applied learning. \nBefore coming to 大象传媒 Western\, Dr. Kennedy was dean of the College of Applied Science and Technology and interim dean of the College of Health Professions at the University of Akron. She had been at the University of Akron since 1997\, beginning as an assistant professor of social science. Her administrative experience began as a department chair in 2002. She became associate dean of the College of Applied Science and Technology in 2014\, becoming dean in 2016. In that role\, she established several key partnerships with industry and other educational institutions. She added leadership of the College of Health Professions in 2017. \nDr. Kennedy grew up in Kansas City\, graduated from Ruskin High School and has family in the Kansas City and St. Louis areas. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology\, Master of Arts in Psychology\, Graduate Certificate in Gerontology and Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology\, Applied Cognitive Aging\, all from the University of Akron. \n\n\nThe Zoom link for this event will be sent to you by email after completion of registration. URL:/alumni/event/meet-dr-elizabeth-kennedy-mwsus-6th-president-via-zoom/ LOCATION:Zoom Meeting END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR