Dr. Kim Bloss was recently named dean of the School of Graduate Studies at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a privilege and an honor to be selected dean of the School of Graduate Studies and to serve Southern Arkansas University,\u201d said Bloss. \u201cI look forward to being a part of the School of Graduate Studies expansion efforts and to providing our students with the best possible graduate experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bloss joined the faculty in the summer of 1997 and has served as an associate professor of counselor education and chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.<\/p>\n
\u201cDr. Bloss has a distinguished academic background and a great deal of experience as a member of our graduate faculty,\u201d said Dr. David Rankin, president of SAU. \u201cShe is both talented and energetic, and I believe she will be an outstanding leader for our School of Graduate Studies.\u201d<\/p>\n
She received her Ph.D. in counselor education and counseling from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro and her master\u2019s and bachelor\u2019s degrees from Northern Arizona University.<\/p>\n
One of the goals Bloss has is for the entire University to understand what graduate studies is.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to strengthen the culture of graduate studies across the campus,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is our mission to prepare life-long learners as leaders in building strong schools and communities for tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
She will oversee the implementation of three new graduate degree programs in the fall. The School of Graduate Studies at SAU will offer a master of public administration degree through the College of Liberal and Performing Arts; an online master of education in elementary or secondary education with a curriculum and instruction focus offered through the College of Education; and a master of science in computer and information science through the College of Science and Technology.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel that my background will enable me to lead the School in a new direction,\u201d she said. \u201cI will continue to develop and implement new programs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bloss also has plans for graduate assistants.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want graduate assistants to become more involved with research,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Her favorite thing about working at SAU is the students.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have had wonderful experiences with the students in counselor education,\u201d she said. \u201cI am impressed with students and how they connect with each other. People are really friendly.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information regarding any of the programs offered by the School of Graduate Studies, call 870-235-4150.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\u201cIt is a privilege and an honor to be selected dean of the School of Graduate Studies and to serve Southern Arkansas University,\u201d said Bloss. \u201cI look forward to being a part of the School of Graduate Studies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-89","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-graduate-studies","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}