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From: Holly Sateia, Dean of Student Life
To: Members of the President's Administrative Forum
I am happy to announce the appointment of Sylvia Spears as the new Director
of the Office of Pluralism and Leadership and Associate Dean of Student
Life.
Sylvia comes to us from the University of Rhode Island where she was an
assistant professor for human development and family studies. In this capacity
she served as a faculty member in the College Student Personnel program,
teaching graduate courses in Cultural Competence in Human Services, Diversity
Topics in Higher Education and Legal Issues in Student Affairs. She also
collaborated with student affairs practitioners on diversity related training
for professional and student staff, provided academic advisement for
undergraduates and served as a liaison to the Center for Leadership Development
in Student Affairs. Her campus involvement led her to serve in leadership
positions on various university committees including the President's Commission
on the Status of Women, The President's Commission on the Status of Faculty,
Staff and Students of Color, and the Native American Advisory Board to name a
few. She served on several student affairs committees and collaborated with the
Special Assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs on the development
of a GLBTQ advisory board.
Past positions have included serving as the interim affirmative action
officer at URI and the assistant director of multicultural student services at
Bryant College where she was responsible for the administration of the Office
of Multicultural Student Services as well as providing direct support services
for students of color and international students. She has also served as the
Tribal Administrator for the Narragansett Indian Tribe which encompassed the
overall management of the Tribe's administrative offices, administering and
monitoring federal grants and contracts and supervision of staff.
Sylvia will be moving to the Upper Valley in June and will assume her
responsibilities in the OPAL Office on July 1, 2007. I invite you to join me in
extending a warm welcome to Sylvia and her family.
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