{"id":30807,"date":"2016-03-15T11:23:28","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T16:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=30807"},"modified":"2023-05-10T16:02:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T21:02:47","slug":"litwack-named-interim-dean-in-college-of-nursing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/litwack-named-interim-dean-in-college-of-nursing\/","title":{"rendered":"Litwack named interim dean in College of Nursing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Litwack, currently associate dean for Academic Affairs in the UW-Milwaukee College of Nursing, this week was named interim dean of the college. She will take over for Dean Sally Lundeen, who will retire on June 30.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30809\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30809\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2016\/03\/SLundeen_b.jpg\" alt=\"Sally Lundeen, who will step down June 30 as dean of the College of Nursing.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sally Lundeen, who will step down June 30 as dean of the College of Nursing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lundeen has been a UWM faculty member since 1985, and dean or interim dean since 1998. Provost Johannes. Britz, who appointed Litwack, called Lundeen a highly effective leader whose influence has been felt in the college, in Milwaukee, across the state, and at national and international levels.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30808\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30808\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30808\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2016\/03\/Litwack_b.jpg\" alt=\"Kim Litwack will become interim dean on July 1.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim Litwack will become interim dean July 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Among Lundeen\u2019s many accomplishments cited by Britz, was the college\u2019s rise to the top 8 percent of 600 nursing programs in the nation, according to \u201cU.S. News &amp; World Report\u201d graduate rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Litwack has been\u00a0on the\u00a0nursing faculty since 2004. She has a doctorate in Educational Administration, as well as graduate and undergraduate degrees in Medical-Surgical Nursing, Nursing, Counseling and Psychology. Her appointment will begin July 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am confident that Kim Litwack will continue\u00a0the College of Nursing&#8217;s tradition of excellence. College of Nursing faculty, staff and students will be consulted when a search gets under way,\u201d Britz said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Litwack, currently associate dean for Academic Affairs in the UW-Milwaukee College of Nursing, this week was named interim dean of the college. She will take over for Dean Sally Lundeen, who will retire on June 30. Lundeen has been a UWM faculty member since 1985, and dean or interim dean since 1998. Provost Johannes. 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