On the Move
At the end of 2024, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder Distinguished Professor Daniel Baker stepped down as the director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), a position he held since 1994.
Provost Russell Moore announced his appointment of Amanda Haertling Thein as the dean of the School of Education. Thein is a nationally recognized scholar in English and literacy education with a passion for the work of educational democracy.
Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder Dean of the Institutes Massimo Ruzzene named Frank Eparvier as interim director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder’s Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer Patrick O’Rourke will leave the university at the end of the semester to take a position as senior vice president and chief legal officer.
Emily CoBabe-Ammann announced her planned retirement as Research & Innovation Office senior advisor and executive associate director (acting), Center for National Security Initiatives, effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Vice Chancellor for Academic Planning and Assessment Katherine Eggert named Erika Randall interim dean and vice provost of undergraduate education.
The Glenn Miller Collection now has a dedicated archivist in the University Libraries whose job will be to review and catalog over 1,400 boxes of artifacts from the legendary big band era musician who once attended Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder.
Named to the position by Todd Haggerty, Mandy Cole is now the campus’s associate vice chancellor for budget and finance.
Rudy Betancourt has been named the new director of the College of Music’s long-running Artist Series, which has brought the finest jazz, classical, world music and dance performers to town for more than eight decades.
Moore is the longest continuously serving provost among AAU institutions and will serve until a successor takes office.