PROVIDENCE – Providence College has appointed the first dean of its School of Business, which was formed last year as the school prepared to obtain a key business program accreditation.
Susan Lehrman, formerly the president and dean of the faculty at Union Graduate School in Schenectady, N.Y., took the job on Jan. 2, according to an announcement made today by PC President Rev. Brian J. Shanley and Hugh F. Lena, vice president for academic affairs.
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A college spokeswoman said Lehrman was out of the office and not available for comment today.
Since January, Lehrman has been focusing on getting the School of Business accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. The University of Rhode Island and Bryant University have the only business programs in the state with that accreditation now.
PC said Lehrman also intends to reach out to business community leaders, students and alumni for input on how the School of Business should be developed.
At Union College, Lehrman was responsible for the development of three new degree programs, including a joint master of science in bioethics program with Mount Sinai School of Medicine, according to PC.
Under her guidance as director of MBA programs and dean of graduate education at Union College, the school’s MBA programs achieved AACSB standards and the college achieved accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education, PC said.
She also taught courses in management, marketing, strategic planning, and health care management, attaining the rank of full professor in 2003.
A graduate of Oregon State University, Dr. Lehrman holds both doctorate and master’s degrees of public health degree from the University of California at Berkeley’s Program in Health Services Administration and Policy Analysis.
Before her appointment at Union College, she held various management positions during 13 years of service with a San Francisco-based hospital system, Seton Health Systems (now Ascension Health). She has done extensive research, publishing and consulting in the areas of HIV/AIDS case management and assessing and managing organizational outcomes, PC said.
Providence College is the only college or university operated by the Dominican Friars and has been named one of the top two master’s level colleges and universities in the North for 12 consecutive years by U.S. News and World Report. For more information, go to the school’s Web site, www.providence.edu.
