{"id":109731,"date":"2026-07-01T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=109731"},"modified":"2026-07-01T14:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:12:28","slug":"college-of-business-interim-dean-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/college-of-business-interim-dean-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Business Interim Dean Appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>July 1, 2026<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ Community,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am pleased to announce the appointment of Judy Beckman as interim dean of the College of Business, effective today, July 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This interim appointment follows a nomination process, and I want to thank everyone who took the time to share thoughtful nominations and perspectives throughout the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judy currently serves as associate dean for undergraduate programs in the College of Business. She also serves as area coordinator of accounting programs and Vangermeersch Professor of Accounting. A highly respected educator and administrator, she brings extensive knowledge of the college, a deep commitment to student success, and a collaborative leadership style that will serve the College of Business well during this transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As interim dean, Judy will provide leadership and continuity while we continue to advance the college\u2019s strategic priorities, strengthen its academic programs, support faculty and student success, and build on the College of Business\u2019s strong reputation for excellence and impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The College of Business plays a vital role in preparing the next generation of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators while contributing meaningful research and engagement that benefit our state, region, and beyond. I am confident that under Judy\u2019s leadership, the college will continue to build on its many accomplishments and maintain its momentum during this interim period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also want to express my appreciation to Sean Edmund Rogers for his leadership and many contributions to the College of Business and the University. We are grateful for his service and wish him continued success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please join me in congratulating Judy on this appointment and in offering your support as she leads the College of Business during this important transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barbara Wolfe<br>Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 1, 2026 Dear äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ Community, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Judy Beckman as interim dean of the College of Business, effective today, July 1. This interim appointment follows a nomination process, and I want to thank everyone who took the time to share thoughtful nominations and perspectives throughout the process. Judy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1857,1858,1856],"class_list":["post-109731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-audience-faculty","tag-audience-staff","tag-audience-students"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109731"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109732,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109731\/revisions\/109732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}