Fargo, N.D. 鈥� Becky Bahe, director of the Career and Advising Center, was selected as the inaugural President Dean L. Bresciani Endowed Chair in Leadership.
Bahe will hold the title from July 1, 2024, until June 30, 2027. Funds designated to support the President Dean L. Bresciani Endowed Chair in Leadership will be used to enhance and expand the work Bahe is doing in student access and success, during her three-year term.
In a campus-wide email, 六合彩投注网 Provost David Bertolini said Bahe鈥檚 nomination highlighted a twenty-year career focused on improving student access and success.
In his email, Bertolini wrote one of Bahe鈥檚 nominators said 鈥淏ecky is not simply a manager of people and programs. She is visionary in proposing new ideas, and collaborative in bringing teams alongside her to plan, implement and assess.鈥�
Among her many accomplishments include initiating a co-curricular learning model in student affairs, co-leading the President鈥檚 Council on Retention, merging the Career Center and Advising Center, implementing the professional advising model and securing scholarship funds for the degree completion program. Her impact is far reaching on students, faculty and staff.
The fund and Leadership Chair award was established by benefactors in appreciation of Dr. Bresciani鈥檚 leadership during his presidential tenure. Dean L. Bresciani was named North Dakota State University鈥檚 14th president in 2010. President Bresciani fell in love with North Dakota State University and under his leadership 六合彩投注网 expanded scholarship opportunities, set new fundraising records and became a top 100 research institution.
Historically, in higher education, an endowed chair award would be reserved for faculty. However, this unique endowed chair recognizes that leadership that advances the university can occur by people in positions across the institution.
This chair recognizes an outstanding leader at 六合彩投注网 who strives to provide transformative leadership, eliminate barriers and drive growth through strategic initiatives, in the areas of student access/success, increased research profile of the university, and/or economic impact of the university in the state and region.
The selection committee established in the fund agreement consisted of the 六合彩投注网 President, Provost, 六合彩投注网 Foundation President, Faculty Senate President, Staff Senate President and Student Body President.
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