President Rodney Rogers has announced a key change in the Cabinet.
Tuesday (May 29) he announced to the Bowling Green State University community that chief of state Lisa Mattiance “has decided to leave the University in early June to pursue new opportunities.”
Dr. Sue Houston, who is serving as interim dean of the College of Health and Human Services, is being appointed to fill the vacancy.
Rogers said the position will be expanded to vice president for partnerships and chief of staff
Houston “will be responsible for the overall strategy and coordination of the University’s various external academic partnerships, drive the strategic plan and liaise with the senior leadership of Cabinet. In addition, she will serve as a senior policy advisor to me and marshal the operations of the Office of the President.
This comes as Rogers continues to emphasize the need for a public university to create “public good.”
“To meet the changing needs of our students and our responsibility to serve our communities, we must focus on raising BGSU’s national profile and continue to innovate,” Rogers wrote.
Houston joined th university in 1991 teaching in the Food and Nutrition program.
She has held various administrative positions, including associate dean in the College of Education and Human Development, vice provost for academic affairs, and director of institutional effectiveness.
She will assume her new duties after the new HHS dean, Dr. James Ciesla, arrives on June 28.
Mattiance has been at BGSU since 2009, having served with three presidents.
She focused on donor relations, events, communications, and external relations. She played a key role in various initiatives including the comprehensive campaign and strategic planning. She was very active in helping to launch Bravo! BGSU and other events.
Rogers thanked Mattiance for her assistance during the transition between the administration of Dr. Mary Ellen Mazey and his own, first as interim president and now as president.
