COAS leader to leave Indiana for Kansas

Joseph Steinmetz, executive associate dean of the IU College of Arts and Sciences and psychology professor, was named dean of Kansas University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences on Dec. 24, 2005.\n"I'm delighted that Joseph Steinmetz has agreed to lead KU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and I'm very confident he will be an outstanding leader for the university," KU Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor David Shulenburger said in a press release. "Dr. Steinmetz generated a remarkable degree of enthusiasm among the KU faculty within the college."\nMabel Rice, KU professor and chairwoman of the CLAS dean search committee, said Steinmetz has an impressive leadership record. \n"He has proven academic leadership at a major research university and is widely regarded as a dynamic leader with clear vision," she said.\nKU Chancellor Robert Hemenway said several other universities were considering Steinmetz for positions. Hemenway said he also was "delighted" that Steinmetz chose KU.\nA psychology professor at IU since 1987, Steinmetz was the psychology department head from 1995 to 2005. He became a COAS administrator in 2005.\nHe will officially begin work at KU on July 1.\nSteinmetz isn't the only COAS administrator to leave IU after this academic year. On Friday, COAS Dean Kumble Subbaswamy was named provost at the University of Kentucky.\nSteinmetz reportedly visited KU on Dec. 8 to meet with faculty and interview for the position.