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Cellular biology department head named associate VP for instruction | |
| By Larry B. Dendy |
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Del Dunn, vice president for instruction, says Crim was recommended by a search committee from a list of applicants generated through an internal search. The appointment was effective Aug. 16. Crim succeeds Nancy Kropf, who became interim dean of the School of Social Work July 1. A UGA faculty member since 1978, Crim has won awards for teaching excellence and was a Senior Teaching Fellow. He is on the executive committee of the Teaching Academy and has been a faculty member in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Residential College program since it began. “Joe has an incredible interest in students,” says Dunn. “He will work tirelessly to improve student learning on this campus.” As associate vice president, Crim will carry forward a reorganization of the office of the vice president for instruction that began last year when the duties of two associate vice presidents were combined into one position. He will work on several teaching initiatives, including overseeing the learning communities program and developing a service learning program. Other responsibilities include coordinating summer school, facilitating UGA nominations for awards related to instruction, and strengthening support for graduate teaching assistants and part-time instructors. An authority on peptides and digestion regulation in insects and endocrine systems in animals, Crim has been adviser to undergraduates majoring in cellular biology and has served on the thesis committees of 92 graduate candidates. He has taught in the freshman seminar program since it began and this year is a faculty mentor for Freshman College. He was on the executive committee of the UGA Research Foundation and has worked extensively in University Council activities, including serving as chair of the council executive committee. He represents the arts and sciences college on the Faculty Advisory Committee to President Michael F. Adams. |
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