{"id":143387,"date":"2025-03-31T13:32:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T18:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=143387"},"modified":"2025-04-07T15:25:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T20:25:23","slug":"gibson-named-chancellor-of-uwm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/gibson-named-chancellor-of-uwm\/","title":{"rendered":"Gibson named chancellor of UWM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thomas Gibson was chosen Monday to be the 10<sup>th<\/sup> chancellor in the history of UWM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gibson, currently chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, will take the place of Mark Mone, who <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/mone-announces-final-year-as-chancellor-and-return-to-teaching-after-spring-2025\/\">will step down<\/a> this summer after 11 years as UWM chancellor and return to a professorship in the Lubar College of Business.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents unanimously approved Gibson\u2019s appointment, following a recommendation made by a selection committee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019m honored and humbled to be appointed chancellor of UW-Milwaukee, and I look forward to working with students, faculty, and sta\ufb00 to collectively define a vision for the future,\u201d Gibson said. \u201cStudents considering UW-Milwaukee should know that our faculty and sta\ufb00 are dedicated to your success, and I\u2019ll be right there with them cheering you on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gibson has been chancellor of UW-Stevens Point since January 2021. In that time, the university has created new opportunities for graduate and first-year students, experienced two consecutive years of enrollment growth and secured major philanthropic gifts from business and individual partners, including $10 million from Sentry Insurance for the new Sentry School of Business and Economics, donations of land for College of Natural Resources research, the Skyward Internship Center on campus and a faculty fellowship in cello and music studies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mone welcomed the selection of Gibson.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cTom has been a terrific colleague at the Universities of Wisconsin,\u201d Mone said. \u201cHis experience and passion will serve what we have built at UW-Milwaukee well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b972p6Rt83M?si=IEUGHCiahqsi6WGX\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Regent Joan Prince, chair of the Search and Screen Committee, said Gibson will be a good leader for UWM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAs a Milwaukee native with four degrees from UW-Milwaukee, where I also worked for more than 20 years, I look forward to Tom\u2019s leadership of our great university,\u201d said. \u201cHe understands what is important to students, creates a culture of support and purpose among faculty and sta\ufb00, and develops trust with community and business leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prior to joining UW-Stevens Point, Gibson served as vice president for Student A\ufb00airs and vice provost at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. In that role, he advocated for the academic and social development of students, devised institutional policies, engaged in strategic planning and led student success e\ufb00orts. He also led e\ufb00orts to increase record student retention and helped raise $8 million with University Advancement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">He has held numerous positions to enhance student success and promote access in higher education. He was associate vice president of Student A\ufb00airs at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. He held several roles at York College, City University of New York in New York City, including associate dean for student development. 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