[Art-instructors] Tori Cole's new position

[Jeff Beekman]

Hello All,

I've some bittersweet news to share - Tori Cole's many talents have been recognized by the College of Fine Arts. They have offered her the position of Assistant Director of Administrative Services. Tori has accepted.

We are deeply grateful for the 3 years of service Tori has performed for the department, where she has proven to be a tremendously capable and energetic advocate for the department. She has managed our department’s budget, onboarded all new faculty, staff, GAs, adjuncts, figure models, and work-study students, assisted our faculty with Promotion & Tenure, and monitored all administrative processes (travel, purchasing, payroll, etc.). She also helped write five tech grants, securing more than $63,000 in funding for improvements across our areas.

As Assistant Director Tori will be assuming the role recently vacated by Johanna Petty, and among other duties will be overseeing her replacement in the Department of Art. I have full faith that she and the college will do all they can to ensure whoever takes on this role is thoroughly trained, and that we are well taken care of during this time of transition.

The search for Tori's replacement will begin shortly, with Tori, Celeste, Chris Rivera, Rachel Collins, and I working together to identify viable candidates and make the final selection. The hope is to have this person in place by the end of August or the beginning of September.

I strongly encourage all those who feel so moved to reach out directly to Tori to congratulate her on her incredibly well-deserved promotion. Her first official day in the new position is July 19th. She also plans to join us at the Faculty Retreat on August 9th and will remain a valued CFA colleague.

Very Best,
Jeff


Jeff Beekman
Associate Professor, Department Chair
Department of Art
Florida State University
405.650.9276 (cell)

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