Dan Svedarsky
Svedarsky Named Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
W. Daniel Svedarsky, professor and program manager of the University of
Minnesota, Crookston (UMC) Natural Resources Department and research biologist at the Northwest Research and Outreach Center, has accepted the position of interim vice chancellor for academic affairs at UMC.As interim vice chancellor, Svedarsky will be responsible for overseeing all academic affairs of the college, including the three academic centers, the UMC Library, the Technology Center and support, Media Resources and Services, Academic Assistance Center, Student Support Services, Center for Adult Learning, assessment, and the First Year Experience Program. According to UMC Chancellor Velmer S. Burton, Jr., Svedarsky will also be instrumental in moving forward UMC’s new academic initiatives and in working with the Higher Learning Commission on UMC’s self study and site visit for re-accreditation.
Svedarsky’s appointment follows the impending departure of current vice chancellor Douglas D. Knowlton, who has accepted the presidency of Dakota
State University in Madison, S.D. Knowlton will begin his new presidential duties in January 2004.A faculty member at UMC since 1969, Svedarsky holds a Ph.D. in wildlife biology from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, N.D., and master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the
University of Missouri, Columbia. He is the author of several books and publications, a member of the University of Minnesota’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers, and has received the Horace T. Morse Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education, among several other honors. Learn more...Svedarsky is currently attending the Wildlife Society’s Third International Wildlife Management Congress in
Christchurch, New Zealand, where he is presenting a paper he produced with UMC colleague John Loegering, assistant professor of wildlife ecology. The paper is entitled “Economic Impacts of Nature-based Recreation in Northwest Minnesota.” The congress runs December 1-5.
Posted 12/01/2003
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