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Dr. Glenn Sharfman<\/strong><\/a>, provost and vice president for academic affairs, has announced 16 new staff and faculty, plus a number of notable academic position changes.<\/p>\n

Below are the faculty and staff who will either be new to the Oglethorpe community, or will be returning but in a different capacity:<\/p>\n

Mr. Rene Alvarez<\/strong>
\nCompass Advising Director
\nPh.D., University of South Florida (expected 2018)
\nM.Ed., Colorado State University
\nM.A., Criminal Justice, Florida International University
\nB.A., Sociology, Florida International University<\/p>\n

Mr. Eli Arnold ’06<\/strong><\/a>
\nInterim Director of the Philip Weltner Library
\nM.L.S., Valdosta State University
\nB.A., 好色先生TV<\/p>\n

Mr. Nick Bujak<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor of English
\nPh.D., English, Johns Hopkins University
\nM.A., English, Johns Hopkins University
\nB.A., English and Philosophy, Rutgers University<\/p>\n

Dr. Beth Concepci\u00f3n ’90<\/strong>
\nA_LAB Director and Assistant Provost
\nPh.D., Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina
\nM.F.A., Media and Performing Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design
\nB.S., Geosciences, Mississippi State University
\nB.A., English, 好色先生TV ’90<\/p>\n

Dr. Oliver Cowart<\/strong>
\nLecturer in Sociology
\nPh.D.,Sociology, Emory University
\nM.A., Sociology, Emory University
\nB.A., Simon Fraser University (British Columbia, Canada)<\/p>\n

Dr. Linda DeCamp<\/strong>
\nLecturer of Mathematics
\nPh.D., Georgia State University
\nM.S., Georgia State University
\nB.S., Georgia State University<\/p>\n

Dr. Mary Garner<\/strong>
\nVisiting Assistant Professor Mathematics
\nPh.D., Math and Math education, Emory University
\nM.A., Math, Georgia Institute of Technology<\/p>\n

Dr. Kate Keib<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor of Communications and Rhetoric Studies
\nPh.D., Mass Communication, University of Georgia
\nM.A., Journalism & Mass Communication, Point Park College (PA)
\nBA., Journalism & Mass Communication, Point Park College (PA)<\/p>\n

Dr. David Nasser<\/strong>
\nSenior Lecturer of Marketing
\nPh.D., Mass Communication, University of Minnesota
\nM.A., University of Connecticut
\nB.A., University of Connecticut<\/p>\n

Dr. Frank Pampush<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor of Finance
\nPh.D., Economics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
\nM.A., Economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
\nB.A., Miami University<\/p>\n

Dr. Tim Powell<\/strong>
\nLecturer in Music
\nDoctor of Musical Arts in Conducting, University of South Carolina
\nFulbright Scholar to Bulgaria
\nMaster of Music in Church Music, Conducting, Belmont University
\nBachelor of Music in Church Music, Viola, Belmont University<\/p>\n

Dr. Kristy M. Sorenson<\/strong>
\nVisiting Assistant Professor of Psychology and Core Studies
\nPh.D., Emory University
\nM.A., Emory University
\nB.A., Cornell College (Iowa)<\/p>\n

Ms. Christina Washington<\/strong>
\nLecturer of Art
\nM.A., M.F.A., Georgia State University
\nB.A., Atlanta College of Art<\/p>\n

Dr. Timo Weidner<\/strong>
\nInstructor, German
\nPh.D., American Studies, Technische Universit\u00e4t Dortmund, Germany (in progress)
\nB.S., Technische Universit\u00e4t Dortmund<\/p>\n

Dr. Stephen Herschler<\/a> will serve as the interim Director of the Center for Global Education, standing in for Dr. Ron Bobroff, who is on sabbatical.<\/p>\n

Dr. Brad Smith<\/strong>\u00a0is the\u00a0new Director of the Honors Program, replacing Dr. Michael Rulison.<\/p>\n

Dr. Sarah Terry<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is the\u00a0new Core Director, replacing Dr. Charlie Baube.<\/p>\n

Dr. Matt Wild<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has been named the new A_LAB Faculty Liaison and Service Learning Coordinator.<\/p>\n

Dr. John Nardo<\/a>, professor of mathematics, is the new Associate Provost, as previously announced<\/a> in November 2016.<\/p>\n

In addition to Rene Alvarez,\u00a0Dr. Beth Concepci\u00f3n, and Dr. Matt Wild, the Atlanta Laboratory for Learning (A_LAB) also welcomes\u00a0<\/strong>Erin Sherrill,<\/strong>\u00a0who was promoted to Director of Career Development, and Jessica Winestock<\/strong>\u00a0in the Civic Engagement Coordinator position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":65669,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"categories":[4554,4552],"tags":[],"news_category":[],"class_list":["post-65668","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics","category-featured"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNew 2017-2018 full-time faculty and staff changes announced - 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