“I am pleased to be chosen as the new dean for the UHV School of Arts & 天野之弥说. “I’m looking forward to joining this thriving university and working with the faculty to build and create programs that will meet the needs of 21st-century students.”

Amano has a doctoral degree in 英语 from the State University of New York at Binghamton as well as two master’s degrees in 英语, one from Indiana State University and another from Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, 日本.

She has held many positions in academia, including a variety of leadership roles from 2003 to 2017 as a faculty member at the University of Indianapolis, including professor of 英语, chair and acting chair of the Department of 英语, interim and associate director of the Honors College, and an honors faculty member. She also was on the faculty in 2002 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was a Cultural Diversity/Minority Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford from 2000 to 2002.

“We are very pleased with the results of this national search,吉斯·格伦说, UHV provost and vice president for academic affairs. “Dr. 天野之弥令人印象深刻, and we are excited to consider what she can mean to the school and to the university. The search committee and the search firm did an outstanding job. 现在工作开始了.”

The nationwide search for a dean drew more than 50 applicants. 特高压搜索委员会, 由肯·科尔威尔领导, dean of the UHV School of Business 政府, spent months narrowing the field to 14 candidates to interview, then presented six to Glenn for review. Glenn chose the top four candidates to do virtual interviews with the UHV community, and Amano was chosen as the top candidate.

“We had a large number of highly qualified candidates from which to choose,” Colwell said. “The search committee worked very hard to narrow the pool and give Provost Glenn a set of excellent potential choices. We ended up with the very best person for the role.”

In addition to her experience in higher education leadership, Amano served from 2009 to 2018 as a member of the National Collegiate Honors Council on the board of directors and as secretary. She has participated in many trainings and conferences, including attending the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2004 and 2013. She also has published several articles in publications, including The Journal of Popular Culture, 微光列车故事, Dime Novel综述, Contemporary Literary Criticism and Notes on Contemporary Literature. Her work has been presented at many national conferences.

Aside from her work as a leader in academia and her writing, Amano is a member of the American Association of University Women, a nonprofit organization that advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, 教育和研究. 她和她的丈夫, 汤姆·韦勒, are looking forward to joining community organizations in Victoria, especially in areas related to the arts, 她说.

“随着特高压技术的发展, I want to have conversations with the school’s faculty to plan and set goals for the future for the School of Arts & 科学 that will match the school’s priorities as well as those of UHV and the community,天野之弥说. “In particular, I want to continue to pursue a diverse faculty and staff to serve our students. I want to cultivate an environment where every student can find someone to relate and look up to.”

The previous dean of the UHV School of Arts & 科学 was Jeffrey Di Leo, who stepped down from the post in 2020 after nearly 15 years in the position. 贝弗利Tomek, associate provost of curriculum and student success, then served as interim dean, 其次是克雷格·古德曼, associate professor of political science.