Dr. David F. Turk, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Nyack College, recently announced corporate restructuring, which will be in place as the 2008-2009 academic year commences on September 2.

In 2003, Nyack College adopted the university model, establishing several schools and divisions. The fall 2008 changes will strengthen the more than 50 cutting edge undergraduate and graduate degree programs currently offered or being developed. The campus structure includes Alliance Theological Seminary, The College of Bible and Christian Ministry (formerly the Division of Bible and Christian Ministry), The College of Arts & Sciences (formerly the Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences), The School of Business and Leadership (a merger of the former School of Business with the School of Adult and Distance Education), The School of Education, The School of Music, The School of Nursing, and The School of Human Services (formerly the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences).

A new masters program in Marriage and Family Therapy, directed by Dr. Andrew Mercurio, will launch in September. Program development is in progress for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, led by Dr. Theresa Wood and Dr. Inseon Hwang. The Doctor of Ministry, which has received candidacy status for accreditation by the New York State Education Department, is also being developed. The D.Min. program is the first of three doctoral programs Nyack plans to offer to achieve university status.

New deans have also been appointed. Dr. Ronald Walborn is dean of Alliance Theological Seminary and The College of Bible and Christian Ministry. Dr. Anita Underwood is dean of The School of Business and Leadership, a merging of the schools of Business and Adult and Distance Education. Mr. Mark Meehan is now dean of Community Life and Learning, with oversight of three separate academic units: the Division of Library Services, the Division of Student Development, and the Division of Student Success. Dr. Gwen Parker-Ames is the new associate dean of the Division of Student Success

With approximately 300 full-time employees, 71% of the teaching faculty have terminal degrees, which will jump to 76% in the 2009-2010 academic year. A recent survey of faculty and staff, conducted by Mr. Scott Reitz, new director of Global Service Learning, revealed that these employees have lived in nearly 20 countries for purposes other than vacation. International work they have engaged in includes community development, English education, government, humanitarian relief, military, organizational administration, business, and church planting. Germany, Kenya, Ireland, Tanzania, Scotland, Italy, Sweden, South Korea, Iceland, Ecuador, China, Japan, and India are some of the countries where faculty have lived.  Respondents to the survey have visited 118 countries and are fluent in 13 languages and conversational in 20.

The expertise of an extraordinary team of men and women--both faculty and staff--led by a group of veteran administrators establishes the foundation for Nyack--college, seminary, and graduate schools--to fulfill its pledge to be academically excellent, globally engaged, intentionally diverse, personally transforming, and socially relevant.