DECEMBER 2010 ISSUE Subscribe to our publication USG Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Susan Herbst SUSAN HERBST NAMED 15TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees today voted to appoint Susan Herbst, currently executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer for the University System of Georgia (USG), as the institution's 15th president. Herbst joined the USG in her current position in Nov. 2007 and has led major efforts to create and implement a new core curriculum for the USG, as well as streamline the academic program approval process, create a new mechanism for the four research universities to collaborate on joint research efforts, and assist the regents in a review of the 35 institutions' retention and graduation programs. Herbst begins her new position in July 2011. "During her three years in the University System, we have benefited from Dr. Herbst's strong institutional background and national academic credentials," said USG Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. "Her commitment and energy have strengthened our academic quality and the interface between institutions and the System office. I am pleased that Dr Herbst's abilities are being recognized with today's appointment and now she will shine in her new role." For more on this announcement, please visit: http://today.uconn.edu/? p=26827. POSTED BY SONJA ROBERTS ON DECEMBER 20, 2010 PUBLISHED IN: BOARD OF REGENTS VIEW ARTICLES BY CATEGORY ON CAMPUS BOARD OF REGENTS PRESIDENTS STUDENTS ON CAMPUS 64 articles VIEW MONTHLY ISSUES 2012 01 96 articles 2011 02 05 06 09 10 11 29 articles 2010 01 02 03 08 09 10 11 12 16 articles 2009 01 02 2008 10 12 View older issues 2010 The University System of Georgia. All rights reserved SEARCH submit CONTACT Office of Media and Publications Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia 270 Washington Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30334 Phone: (404) 656-2250 Fax: (404) 651-9301 Email: medpub@usg.edu Subscribe to The System Supplement