Dear Members of the UMBC Community,
I am delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Sarah J. Shin as Associate Provost for Academic Affairs effective August 1, 2018.
As Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Dr. Shin will advance UMBC’s mission by working with the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs in matters related to academic program reviews and new program development. To carry out these responsibilities, Dr. Shin will work collaboratively with academic units and colleges across UMBC. Reporting to the Provost, Dr. Shin will work with the Council of Vice Presidents and Deans to support project management and communications related to the implementation of UMBC’s strategic plan. She will also strengthen the close partnerships between UMBC and University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), focusing on developing effective research collaborations.
For the past two years, Dr. Shin has served as Special Assistant to the Provost for Academic Initiatives. In this role she oversaw a number of special projects (including UMBC’s new faculty awards initiative) and served as co-chair of UMBC’s Advising Task Force. Last year, Dr. Shin was awarded the prestigious American Council on Education Fellowship and served as a fellow in the President’s Office at UMB, where she furthered the development of inter-institutional partnerships between UMBC and UMB, work that she will continue as Associate Provost.
Dr. Shin brings to her new role extensive experience in leadership and shared governance. She has served as president of Faculty Senate and played a significant role in institutional planning and assessment as a member of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee and the Middle States Accreditation Steering Committee. Dr. Shin has served as a member of the Provost’s Executive Committee for the Recruitment and Retention of Under-Represented Minority Faculty since its inception in 2010.
Dr. Shin joined UMBC in 1999 and is a professor of education and the 2017-2020 Presidential Research Professor. She received her Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Michigan and has established an international reputation for scholarship related to bilingualism, heritage language education, and TESOL teacher preparation.
UMBC is very fortunate to have someone of Dr. Sarah Shin’s impressive experience and talent to serve as Associate Provost for Academic Affairs. Please join me in congratulating Dr. Shin on her new appointment and supporting her in this important endeavor.
Provost Philip Rous
I am delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Sarah J. Shin as Associate Provost for Academic Affairs effective August 1, 2018.
As Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Dr. Shin will advance UMBC’s mission by working with the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs in matters related to academic program reviews and new program development. To carry out these responsibilities, Dr. Shin will work collaboratively with academic units and colleges across UMBC. Reporting to the Provost, Dr. Shin will work with the Council of Vice Presidents and Deans to support project management and communications related to the implementation of UMBC’s strategic plan. She will also strengthen the close partnerships between UMBC and University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), focusing on developing effective research collaborations.
For the past two years, Dr. Shin has served as Special Assistant to the Provost for Academic Initiatives. In this role she oversaw a number of special projects (including UMBC’s new faculty awards initiative) and served as co-chair of UMBC’s Advising Task Force. Last year, Dr. Shin was awarded the prestigious American Council on Education Fellowship and served as a fellow in the President’s Office at UMB, where she furthered the development of inter-institutional partnerships between UMBC and UMB, work that she will continue as Associate Provost.
Dr. Shin brings to her new role extensive experience in leadership and shared governance. She has served as president of Faculty Senate and played a significant role in institutional planning and assessment as a member of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee and the Middle States Accreditation Steering Committee. Dr. Shin has served as a member of the Provost’s Executive Committee for the Recruitment and Retention of Under-Represented Minority Faculty since its inception in 2010.
Dr. Shin joined UMBC in 1999 and is a professor of education and the 2017-2020 Presidential Research Professor. She received her Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Michigan and has established an international reputation for scholarship related to bilingualism, heritage language education, and TESOL teacher preparation.
UMBC is very fortunate to have someone of Dr. Sarah Shin’s impressive experience and talent to serve as Associate Provost for Academic Affairs. Please join me in congratulating Dr. Shin on her new appointment and supporting her in this important endeavor.
Provost Philip Rous
