Dear Colleagues,
It is my great pleasure to announce the appointment of Salma Ghanem as the next dean of the College of Communication. She will begin her new role on August 4, and we are thrilled to welcome her to DePaul.
Salma is a highly respected leader in the communication field and has earned recognition for her interdisciplinary approach to education. For the past five years, she has served as dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts at Central Michigan University. Prior to her current position, she chaired the Department of Communication at The University of Texas-Pan American for eight years. In both roles, she worked extensively on strategic planning and launched multiple interdisciplinary programs.
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At Central Michigan University, for example, she helped develop an online program in strategic social media. At the University of Texas-Pan American, she created a minor in Hispanic Media Studies and a program that combined graphic design and advertising. She also has administered programs in integrative public relations and media, integrative marketing communication and is currently exploring a minor in entrepreneurial and business journalism. Salma earned her B.A. in communication from the University of Texas-Pan American and her Ph.D. in journalism from the University of Texas-Austin. She has published extensively on political communication and intercultural communication.
Salma brings to DePaul professional experience in both health care communication and international diplomacy. She has worked as an information officer in the Press Office of the Egyptian Mission to the United Nations and as a communications specialist at the Scott & White Hospital and Clinic in Texas. Her passion for cultural awareness and interdisciplinary research stems from the fact she herself is an immigrant and was raised by parents who are Egyptian and Dutch. She attended the Sacré Coeur Catholic School in Cairo, Egypt and is fluent in Arabic and French and has considerable skill in Spanish.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to Bruno Teboul, who has served as interim dean for the College of Communication since March 2013. He has worked tirelessly to continue to build a strong college, and we have been very fortunate to have his leadership during this transitional time. I cannot thank him enough. Bruno will take a one-year sabbatical to pursue his scholarly interests.
I also would like to thank the search committee, chaired by Lawrence Hamer. The committee devoted numerous hours to conduct a highly competitive nationwide search. I am most grateful to them. I also am grateful to the many faculty and staff who took time to send their insights on the various candidates. I found them extremely helpful.
In the coming months, Salma will relocate to Chicago with her husband. We look forward to welcoming her to the DePaul family.
Sincerely,
Patricia O’Donoghue
Interim Provost
Source: Email to DePaul University Community, May 19, 2014
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Monday, May 19, 2014
Communication Dean Announced
Saturday, October 22, 2011
DES and DePaul Communication Vehicles
Keeping in Touch with
DePaul Emeritus Society Members
And
The University
Over the past year, your DES
Steering Committee and the Office of Mission and Values have been working hard
to expand ways for you to keep in touch with both your colleagues and the
University -- no matter where you live! Please take a moment to become familiar
with the following resources, enjoy the content, share some information or even
offer to be one of the content contributors.
DePaul Emeritus Society Website – http://mission.depaul.edu/PROGRAMS/DES
The DES website is supported
by the M & V’s office and provides a window into the on-going activities of
the DES including projects and programs; past newsletters; committee minutes;
photos from DES activities; upcoming calendar of events; links to Human
Resource information, DES Scholarship efforts and volunteer opportunities; and best
of all -- audio/video interviews with some of our members. Look in the left hand column of the webpage for
hyperlinks to all the resources. If you
are new to DES, this resource will give you background and history. If you have been a retiree for a number of
years, you will enjoy seeing photos and recalling past activities. Both recent and long-standing retirees will
find information to stay current with DES activities.
If you want to know what is
going on at DePaul today that might be of interest to you, subscribe to the DES
Blog. Several postings a month provide
information about DES activities, HR updates, members’ deaths and general
information of interest about the University.
To commemorate our deceased colleagues, a special effort has been made
to locate and post obituaries of all DES members who have died since 2000 --
nearly 100 obits are currently on the site.
Anyone can comment on the posts and we have been touched to read what
some former students have written about their teachers. Even if you don’t subscribe, i.e., instantly receive
the post in your email, you can always just browse the site at your
convenience.
DePaul Facebook Page – www.facebook.com
More than 30 members of DES
are also members of the DES Facebook page.
Once you log on to Facebook, search for “DePaul Emeritus Society” in the
search box. Ask to be a member, and
shortly you will be given access. Anyone
who is a DePaul Emeritus Society Facebook member is eligible post to the page. These
posts are shared with all of the DePaul Facebook members. If you only want to connect with an
individual, you can send a “message” directed to just one member. The DES Facebook page allows a community to
be created – we hope you will join the DES Facebook community.
DES Newsletter
Bi-annually, news of the
DePaul Emeritus Society is distributed via the DES Newsletter using both the
internet and US post office, depending on how you have chosen to receive your
news. Our editor, Nancy Rospenda, keeps
us informed of the news of the past six months, dates to remember and most
importantly, what is going on with your colleagues. However, what she shares is only as good as
what you share with her. On the table
today and also via the DES Webpage, is a form to let us know “What’s new with
you!” We are sure you enjoy reading what
your colleagues have been up to, e.g., new grandchildren, travel, hobbies, publications,
etc. – and they also would like to know what you have been doing too. Fill out the form today and Nancy will
incorporate it into our Winter Newsletter.
We all look forward to reading about “What’s new with you!”
If you have any questions
about the above communication channels or have difficulty accessing them, do
not hesitate to contact Alice Farrell at afarrell@depaul.edu; Nancy Rospenda at nrospend@depaul.edu;
or Elaine Beaudoin at ewatson@depaul.edu. We’d all love to hear
from you!
An information sheet with the above information was distributed at the October 21, 2011 DES Luncheon.
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