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Carol Stabile to leave UO, after term as Acting Assoc Dean for Social Sciences

Her work for the Senate’s Task Force to Address Sexual Violence and Survivor Support was extraordinary. What a loss for UO.

Dear Colleagues,

I am delighted to announce that Carol Stabile has agreed to serve as acting associate dean of social sciences for the coming academic year. She will be assuming those duties in the dean’s office in September.

Carol holds a joint appointment between the College of Arts and Sciences, where she has been serving as head of Women’ and Gender Studies, and the School of Journalism and Communication.  She also served as director of the Center for the Study of Women in Society for six years. She is a distinguished scholar, with four books and two edited journals, and was named a fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies in 2014.  Many of you know Carol from her dedication to university governance and service, for which she was honored with the Wayne Westling Award in 2015.  She has been involved in service leadership roles ranging from digital scholarship to the graduate council to chairing the Senate task force on sexual assault and survivor support.

I am especially appreciative that Carol is willing to take on this role with so little notice—and also given her professional circumstances. Unfortunately, Carol will be leaving the UO for University of Maryland in fall, 2017; it is indicative of her commitment to our institution and our community that she’s willing to serve in this position in her last year here.

I’m excited for the depth and breadth of experience that Carol will bring to this role.  All of us in the dean’s office look forward to the many ways we will benefit from her insight and wisdom in moving the college forward while Bruce Blonigen serves as interim dean of the Lundquist College of Business.

I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank Bruce for his three years of service as associate dean of social sciences, including the last year when he informally served as senior associate dean. In this role he has coordinated many of our internal operations (e.g. budgeting), although I still maintain oversight of all activities.  This role is necessary because I am on the road so much with development work, during which time it is difficult to stay on top of the many demands of the day-to-day business of the college.  We are eager for Bruce to rejoin the CAS administrative leadership team once the permanent business dean is hired.  In the meantime, Karen Ford, associate dean for humanities, will assume the senior associate dean role.

Best wishes and regards for the remainder of the summer,  

Andrew

W. Andrew Marcus, Tykeson Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Oregon

5 Comments

  1. Kevin Reed 07/29/2016

    Indeed this is a loss to UO for Carol to leave. Her work will leave a lasting imprint on our university. What testimony to her character that she has agreed to serve as associate dean in her last year with us.

  2. David Espinoza 07/30/2016

    I became acquainted with Carol when I served with her on the Senate Task Force to End Sexual Violence and Support Survivors. Carol served as co-chair and brought a powerful intellect and passionate commitment to the work of this task force. Her leadership was exemplary and has had a profound impact on advancing the UO’s awareness of and response to the problem of sexual violence on our campus and in our society. It is unfortunate that we will lose her in 2017 when she departs for the University of Maryland.

  3. Cheyney Ryan 07/30/2016

    As a member of the Senate Task Force, I could not agree more with the above sentiments. I’d also like to note that, years before the basketball scandal, Carol was speaking out publicly about the U of O administration’s indifference to the problem of sexual assault./harassment and the need to revise its procedures for addressing the problem. She has been a brave and positive force, and will be much missed when she leaves.

  4. John Bonine 08/02/2016

    Carol will be a deep loss to UO. While we did not see eye to eye on one issue, I agreed with her on 99% of matters involving the scourge of sexual assault. She worked as a sensitive and inclusive leader to guide all stakeholders to produce “20 Students per Week,” a landmark reform document that should be a touchstone for years ahead at UO. Her legacy will be enduring at UO. Thank you, Carol.

  5. Anonymous 04/25/2018

    Well … luckily for us she is returning.

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