Graduate Catalog 2017-2018 Governance and Administration 55 GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION FLORIDA BOARD OF GOVERNORS Thomas Kuntz Chair Ned Lautenbach Vice Chair Pam Stewart Education Commissioner Jacob Hebert Student Representative Richard Beard III Daniel Doyle, Jr. Patricia Frost H. Wayne Huizenga, Jr. Darlene Jordan Sydney Kitson Alan Levine Wendy Link Edward Morton Norman Tripp Gary S. Tyson Fernando Valverde FIU BOARD OF TRUSTEES Claudia Puig Chair Jorge L. Arrizurieta Vice Chair Cesar L. Alvarez Jose J. Armas Leonard Boord Dean Colson Gerald C. Grant, Jr. Michael G. Joseph Natasha Lowell Justo L. Pozo Marc D. Sarnoff Krista M. Schmidt Kathleen Wilson UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT President Mark B. Rosenberg Chief of Staff Javier I. Marques Assistant VP, Institutional Relations Brenezza Garcia ACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE PROVOST Provost, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Kenneth G. Furton Vice President, Academic Affairs Elizabeth M. Bejar Interim Vice Provost, Analysis and Information Management Hiselga Perez Vice Provost, Biscayne Bay Campus Steven Moll Vice Provost, Faculty and Global Affairs Meredith A. Newman Vice Provost, Student Access and Success Jaffus Hardrick Associate Provost, International Programs Peng Lu Associate Provost, Women Equity and Diversity Suzanna M. Rose Assistant Vice Provost, University Planning and Finance Barbara Manzano Faculty Fellow Rebecca Friedman COLLEGES & SCHOOLS Dean, College of Arts, Sciences & Education Michael Heithaus Dean, College of Business Joanne Li Dean, College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts Brian Schriner Dean, College of Engineering and Computing John L. Volakis Acting Dean, College of Law Tawia Ansah Dean, Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences Ora Strickland Dean, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine John Rock Dean, Honors College Lesley Northup Dean, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work Tomás Guilarte Dean, Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Mike Hampton Dean, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs John F. Stack, Jr. Dean, University Libraries Anne Prestamo UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION Assistant Vice President Janie Valdes Assistant Vice President Charlie Andrews UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL Dean Andrés Gil Associate Dean Lidia Kos ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER Senior Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine John Rock Dean, Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences Ora Strickland Dean, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work Tomás Guilarte Dean, College of Engineering and Computing John L. Volakis Interim Executive Director, School of Integrated Science and Humanity Walter Van Hamme RESEARCH & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Vice President Andrés Gil Associate Vice President Luis P. Salas Associate Vice President Tonja Moore Associate Dean Lidia Kos STUDENT AFFAIRS Vice President Larry Lunsford Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Cathy Akens Assistant Vice President, Biscayne Bay Campus Eric Arneson Assistant Vice President and Director, Counseling and Psychological Services Cheryl Nowell Ombudsman and Assistant Dean of Students Tony Delgado ENROLLMENT SERVICES Interim Vice President and University Registrar Kevin Coughlin INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Vice President and CIO Robert Grillo Assistant Vice President, CIARA/AMPATH Julio Ibarra ENGAGEMENT Vice President Saif Ishoof