 Dr. Susan Tarnowski |
The College has a new leader of its faculty and academic programs. Dr. Susan Tarnowski was named vice president for Academic Affairs and dean of faculty. Tarnowski is responsible for leading and coordinating the academic programs and activities of St. Scholastica. She oversees faculty staffing, evaluation, professional development and personnel issues, and monitors the quality of undergraduate and graduate programs. She also holds the faculty rank of professor in the Music Department. She replaced Dr. Cecelia Taylor, who retired last year. |
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"Dr. Tarnowski brings experience, intelligence, and passion to the position," Dr. Larry
Goodwin, president of St. Scholastica, said in announcing her appointment. "She will be a
strong leader of the faculty, working with them to bring out the best in our students. She
is, I believe, the right person to lead the faculty at this point in our history."
Tarnowski, a Duluth native, came to St. Scholastica from the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire, where she was interim associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and a professor in the Department of Music and Theatre Arts. She is a graduate of Cathedral High School in Duluth and of the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where she majored in Music Education. She earned an M.A. in Music Education and a Ph.D. in Music/Music Education at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. "I hope I can broaden the scope of what we do at St. Scholastica and bring it to new audiences," Tarnowski said. "Our faculty are already doing tremendous work in many areas. I want to look for ways to get them more time to be creative within their subject areas. We'll look at what we have that can be on offer for the global society." Tarnowski is an internationally known researcher on early childhood musical development, as well as on training and preparation for preschool and elementary music teachers. She has a personal interest in arts advancement and in hunger issues, and served as a board member for the Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra, as president of the board for Feed My People, a food warehouse, and as a volunteer for Community Table, an organization that provides meals to low-income people. Human rights are also among her interests. She is a 15-year member of Amnesty International, served as Collegiate Amnesty International adviser at Eau Claire, and is this year serving as The College of St. Scholastica Amnesty International Adviser. |
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