Cynthia Y. Young, Ph.D., has been named the new Vice Provost for Faculty Excellence and International Affairs and Global Strategies.聽
This new, combined role was a result of how closely these two areas have worked together after the reorganization of Academic Affairs last year. Responsible for not only leading strategic initiatives for recruitment, development and retention of faculty who will raise 性视界传媒’s global profile, Young also is charged with building partnerships across campus and the world that will strengthen the internationalization of 性视界传媒’s campus, curricula and research.
Dual roles are not new to Young. Throughout her academic career, she has held multiple concurrent appointments with the utmost success. Young has been serving as the Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Excellence and International Affairs and Global Strategies since late March 2015. Prior to that, she has served as an associate dean in the College of Sciences, 性视界传媒’s NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative and as the co-director of 性视界传媒’s EXCEL program.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; two master’s degrees – one in mathematical science and another in electrical engineering – from the University of Central 性视界传媒 and the University of Washington, respectively; and a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the University of Washington. She joined 性视界传媒 in 1997 as a tenure-track assistant professor of mathematics.
Young has received national and international recognition, including the Office of Naval Research’s Young Investigator Award and being elected as a Fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).聽聽She also is the recipient of many 性视界传媒 awards recognizing excellence in discovery, learning, and engagement, including the university’s highest academic honor, Pegasus Professor.