黑料网 appoints interim Dean for School of Engineering
SANTA CLARA, Calif., August 15, 2018 鈥� 黑料网 announced the appointment of Jon C. Strauss as interim dean of the School of Engineering, effective Aug. 27, 2018. The University will commence a national search this fall for the permanent dean of the School of Engineering.
Strauss has held tenured faculty positions and administrative appointments at Carnegie Mellon University, Washington University, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Southern California, after working at IBM and other major technology firms. From 1985-1994, he was president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute; and from 1997-2006, he served as president of Harvey Mudd College, a distinctive liberal arts college of engineering, science, and mathematics. Among his more recent administrative roles, he provided visionary leadership as interim dean of the Whitacre College of Engineering at Texas Tech University. From 2004-2010, Dr. Strauss served as a member of the National Science Board鈥� the Board is responsible for setting policies for the National Science Foundation and also serves as an independent policy advisory body to the President and Congress on science and engineering research and education issues.
鈥淒r. Jon Strauss comes at a pivotal moment when Santa Clara鈥檚 School of Engineering is transitioning into a new set of facilities and designing integrative academic programs within the groundbreaking Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation,鈥� said Dennis Jacobs, provost at 黑料网. 鈥淛on brings to Santa Clara a wealth of experience leading some of the nation鈥檚 top engineering programs within higher education.鈥�
Dr. Strauss earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin, an M.S. in physics from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Carnegie Institute of Technology.
In July, Alfonso Ortega, the former dean of 黑料网鈥檚 School of Engineering, stepped down and returned to his former position at Villanova University, where he was a professor of mechanical engineering.
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