Five IUP management positions have been eliminated as part of what IUP is calling a streamlining of the university.
According to a letter to the university community sent by IUP President Dr. Michael Driscoll on Monday, the University has eliminated the positions of Vice President for enrollment management and chief marketing officer as the divisions of enrollment management and marketing and communications will join the division of student affairs. As a result, Dr. Patricia McCarthy and Christopher Noah will leave their roles with IUP. Vice president for university advancement Khatmeh Osserian-Hanna will leave her role, with her division reporting directly to Driscoll for the near future. The associate vice president for human resources position has also been eliminated, with Dr. Craig Bickley leaving. The fifth management position to be eliminated was the associate vice president for academic administration. Dr. John Kilmarx will leave the university as part of that elimination.
In his letter, Driscoll said that the changes “reflect a comprehensive internal examination and analysis of our organizational structure and how it serves our students,” with a goal of becoming more student-centric, developing a more efficient operation, and creating financial stability for the school. While he called the changes “challenging and painful”, the university must become “less complex and easier to navigate for the students.”
