Harwood dean of University Division at IUB

In a move officials say is indicative of Indiana University's ongoing effort to intensify support of undergraduate education, leadership of the University Division (UD) at IUB has changed from that of a director to a deanship, with the appointment of William S. Harwood.

Harwood was previously at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he was assistant dean in the Office of Undergraduate Studies. Prior to that, he was director of the Office of Undergraduate Programs at Maryland's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Ninety-five percent of IUB frosh begin their campus experience as UD students

UD is the academic gateway to IU's degree-granting programs, and more than 95 percent of IUB freshmen begin their campus experience as UD students. The conversion of the division's leadership from that of director to dean, and the national search for the right candidate, was an indication of the value IU places on undergraduate programs, officials said.

"University Division is the critical entry point for Bloomington freshmen and the essential transition point between high school and college," said Kenneth R.R. Gros Louis, vice president for academic affairs and IUB chancellor. "It also supports a large number of sophomores who continue to be advised there. The success of our students depends to a large degree on the quality of advising and service they receive from the superb staff of the division."

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