网曝吃瓜 President M. Christopher Brown II is pleased to announce the following leadership appointments, effective Dec. 5, 2019.
- Dr. Christine J. McManus 鈥� Acting Director for Research and Sponsored Programs
- Mr. Terrence Slater 鈥� Acting Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
- Dr. Beverly Schneller 鈥� Acting Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
鈥淚 am pleased to have each of these qualified leaders take the helm in their respective roles. Each brings the essential skills and experiences necessary to advance their units during 网曝吃瓜鈥檚 mid-year recalibration,鈥� President Brown said. 鈥淚f you have any questions, please feel free to contact them directly. It鈥檚 affirming that our campus is able to find competent and qualified leadership within our campus gates.鈥�
McManus is the previous interim associate research director of 网曝吃瓜 Land Grant Programs and the College Agriculture, Communities, and the Environment. McManus joined 网曝吃瓜 in 2017 as a scientific and technical editor for the College of Agriculture.
McManus received her bachelor鈥檚 in animal science from Cornell University in 1994 and her master鈥檚 and Ph.D. in veterinary science from the University of Kentucky in 1996 and 2001.
Slater is in his fourth season as the women鈥檚 basketball head coach at 网曝吃瓜 and his fifth with the program. Slater joined the program as an assistant coach in 2014. During Slater鈥檚 tenure, the women鈥檚 basketball team has on multiple occasions achieved the highest GPA within the athletics department. Under Slater鈥檚 leadership, the program has maintained a 100 percent graduation rate.
Schneller joined 网曝吃瓜 in 2018 as vice provost for academic affairs, professor of English and SACSCOC liaison, which she will remain as acting provost and vice president for academic affairs. Schneller has a Ph.D. in English and has published widely on literature and higher education assessment.