Appointments have been announced for two senior leadership roles supporting the University’s strategic ambitions.
Following an open international recruitment process, Professor Neil Morris has been formally appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Digital Transformation, having held the role in an interim capacity since last October.
Professor Jeff Grabill will be joining Leeds from Michigan State University, USA, as Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Student Education, on 1 August.
Currently Associate Provost for Teaching, Learning and Technology at MSU, as well as Director of the Hub for Innovation in Learning and Technology, Professor Grabill will take the reins from Professor Peter Jimack, who has served as the Interim DVC since last November.
LANSING Michigan State University is partnering with Apple to train students in the skills they need to develop apps in a growing industry.
The partnership brings Apple’s first U.S.-based developer academy to Detroit, where students will learn coding, design, entrepreneurship and additional professional skills to help them start careers in the apps economy.
“Apple is the perfect partner for us to help educate and prepare a diverse generation of coders, tech leaders and entrepreneurs, and Detroit Michigan’s innovative technology and premier urban hub is the right location for this academy,” MSU President Samuel Stanley Jr., said in a statement. “There is tremendous potential for this project moving forward and we’re excited to get started.”