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DEAN'S MESSAGE
Date: May 4, 2011
To:
Deans, Chairs, and Directors
Faculty and Staff - Faculty of Native Studies
From:
Carl G. Amrhein, Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Re:
Announcement - Faculty of Native Studies
Dean Ellen Bielawski Steps Down
Dr. Nathalie Kermoal appointed Interim Dean
Dr. Ellen Bielawski has decided to step down as Dean of the Faculty of Native Studies, effective June 30, 2011. Ellen joined the School of Native Studies as Director in 2003, and was named Dean in 2004. She has made her decision to step down for personal and professional reasons.
Over the years, Ellen has been a strong champion for the Faculty and a respected voice on Aboriginal issues, both within the University community and externally. Under her leadership, Native Studies has made great strides, becoming a Faculty in 2006; moving to a building prominent in its campus location and in University history and culture; sustaining its first international exchange and partnership; increasing in faculty and staff, and in teaching and research; founding new joint programs and inter-disciplinary collaborations, and seeing the new Masters' degree from design through government approval. In research, Dr. Bielawski used a major SSHRC grant to improve the Faculty's Cree Language program and move courses to on-line delivery. As a northern scholar, Ellen was instrumental in the establishment of the collaborative U of A/Yukon College program delivery in the north. She has also worked continuously on the U of A's engagement with Canada's three northern territories. We are grateful to Dean Bielawski for her leadership and service, and we look forward to her continuing contributions to the University community.
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Nathalie Kermoal has agreed to serve as Interim Dean for the period of July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012, or until such time as a new Dean is appointed. Nathalie is an associate professor with a joint appointment with the Faculty of Native Studies and Faculté Saint-Jean and has served as the Associate Dean (Academic) in Native Studies since 2009.
Carl G. Amrhein
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
University of Alberta
Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) | 2-10 University Hall | Tel: 780-492-3920
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