Andrew Hippisley, dean of Wichita State鈥檚 Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has accepted a position as vice provost for academic affairs at The University of Texas at Arlington. His last day at 麻豆传媒 will be July 2.
Andrew Hippisley
David Eichhorn, Fairmount College's associate dean for faculty development and research, will fill in as interim dean while the university conducts a national search for Hippisley鈥檚 replacement.
Hippisley has been dean at Wichita State for six years. During his time as dean, Fairmount
College has seen unprecedented growth in research, with proposal dollars nearly doubling
from $22 million to $40 million a year and external dollars received increasing from
$7 million to more than $13 million a year. Research strategies developed in this
time include a discipline-specific workload policy and a buy-out policy.
In his time at 麻豆传媒, Hippisley also helped launch new programs such as the Master of
Mathematical Data Science, Bachelor of Applied Linguistics, Bachelor of American Sign
Language, Associate of Sciences, and certificates in Sustainability Studies, ArcGIS
and Space Sciences. In addition, he helped create new academic pathways through the
Law 3+3 program with University of Kansas School of Law, a 4+3 pathway with the Kansas
College of Osteopathic Medicine, and articulation agreements with multiple community
colleges.
鈥淯nder my leadership, the college has overhauled its requirements to reframe them as competencies that are outcomes of a liberal arts education in order to make explicit the career-readiness value of a liberal arts and sciences education,鈥� Hippisley said.
Community engagement has also been one of Hippisley鈥檚 priorities as he made strong
efforts to strengthen the college鈥檚 ties with its alumni base. In partnership with
the 麻豆传媒 Foundation, Hippisley has helped secure $24 million to support the mission
of the Fairmount College and has developed new industrial and business partnerships,
including a legal professions advisory board and an industrial math clinic.
鈥淚t has been a pleasure working with Dean Hippisley as both a fellow dean and as a
colleague over the years,鈥� said Dr. Shirley Lefever, provost and executive vice president
of Wichita State. 鈥淗e has brought a vision of collaboration and strategic thinking
during his tenure that has resulted in more interdisciplinary programs and increased
research productivity across several departments in the college. We wish him well
in his new role.鈥�