AU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION NAMES WEAVER ASSOCIATE DEAN

AUBURN – Andrew Weaver, head of the Department of Curriculum and Teaching in Auburn University’s College of Education, has been named the College’s acting associate dean for administration.

“I am so pleased and grateful to Dr. Weaver for agreeing to serve the college as associate dean for administration,” said Frances Kochan, dean of the AU College of Education. “I know he will do a wonderful job and I look forward to working with him in his new role.”

Weaver’s responsibilities as associate dean include assisting the dean on budget, personnel and financial affairs; administering programs and assisting with program reviews; and managing the daily operations of the College of Education.

Weaver will serve on a part-time basis while maintaining his role as a professor and department head, a position he has held for 22 years.

Weaver has been a faculty member at AU since 1960. He earned his doctorate of education and his master’s degree from the University of Tennessee and his bachelor’s degree from Tennessee Tech University – all with an emphasis in social science education.

Auburn University is a preeminent land-grant and comprehensive research institution with more than 23,000 students and 6,500 faculty and staff. Ranked among the top 50 public universities nationally, Auburn is Alabama’s largest educational institution, offering more than 230 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs.

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