I am pleased to announce that Professor Allen H. Renear has agreed to join the Provost’s leadership team as Special Advisor for Strategic Initiatives.
In this role, working closely with our academic and research units, Allen will provide analysis, guidance and leadership with the planning, coordination and launch of selected strategic initiatives in the University’s Strategic Plan, The Next 150. Priority will be given to activities and programs in support of the digital transformation initiative; graduate, professional and continuing education at the intersection of disciplines; and, workforce-development strategies across the public and private sectors through the Discovery Partners Institute and the Illinois Innovation Network.
Allen joined the University of Illinois in 2001 and is a faculty member in the School of Information Sciences (iSchool), where he has served as Associate Dean for Research and, from 2012 to 2019, as Dean.
Please join me in welcoming Allen to this new leadership role.
Andreas C. Cangellaris
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost