Sarah Rajala, the James and Katherine Melsa Dean of Engineering, has announced she will retire at the end of the 2018-19 academic year. Rajala, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, has served as dean since 2013. A national search for her successor will be launched in the coming weeks.

Dr. Dan Grooms, professor and chair of the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Michigan State University, has been appointed the next Stephen G. Juelsgaard Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University. He will begin October 1.

The Provost's Office is seeking applications from faculty interested in serving as the inaugural director of the Student Innovation Center. The director will provide overall leadership, vision and direction for the facility, and foster engagement with students and external stakeholders.

Professor of marketing Jose Rosa from the Ivy College of Business has been appointed the inaugural faculty fellow to the vice president for diversity and inclusion. Rosa will work with the VPDI and provost's offices to create and coordinate educational training and development for faculty.