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CHALIAN, LEAVENS APPOINTED TO AUA SENIOR ADMINISTRATION
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Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Maral Chalian
YEREVAN-American University of Armenia President Bruce Boghosian
announced this week the addition of two new members to AUA's Senior
Administration team: Dr. Dennis Leavens as Provost and Maral Chalian
as Vice President of Institutional Advancement.
Leavens comes to AUA from the Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences at United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain where he served
as Professor of English from 2005, Associate Dean from 2006, and more
recently as Interim Dean from March 2011. From 1988 until 2005, Leavens
was on the faculty of English at Truman State University in Missouri,
and from 1983-1988 he was Assistant Professor of English at Benedictine
College in Atchison, Kansas. Leavens will begin work on July 1.
Chalian comes to AUA from Children's Hospital Los Angeles, where she
was Associate Director for Major Gifts and Planned Giving. Prior
to that, she was the Principal Consultant for External Relations
and Fundraising for MC Non-Profit Consultants in Los Angeles, where
her clients included Occidental College. Chalian is familiar with
Armenia, having worked for the United Armenian Fund as Director of
Special Projects and External Relations from 1996 to 2005. She has
earned a Certificat de Langue Francaise at the Sorbonne, a BA degree
in English Literature from California State University, Northridge,
and a Certificate of Completion in Developing Major Gifts from the
Fundraising School of Indiana University. She is currently pursuing
an Executive Master of Leadership degree at the Sol Price School of
Public Policy at the University of Southern California. Chalian will
begin work in April, and will spend much time at AUA's Oakland office
and Yerevan campus.
"We are delighted to have Dr. Leavens and Ms. Chalian join AUA's Senior
Administration team at this important juncture in AUA's growth," stated
President Boghosian. "As AUA prepares for the proposed launch of its
undergraduate program in 2013, pending WASC approval, Dr. Leavens and
Ms. Chalian bring a great deal of experience and expertise to AUA's
existing administrative capacity."
asbarez
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Maral Chalian
YEREVAN-American University of Armenia President Bruce Boghosian
announced this week the addition of two new members to AUA's Senior
Administration team: Dr. Dennis Leavens as Provost and Maral Chalian
as Vice President of Institutional Advancement.
Leavens comes to AUA from the Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences at United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain where he served
as Professor of English from 2005, Associate Dean from 2006, and more
recently as Interim Dean from March 2011. From 1988 until 2005, Leavens
was on the faculty of English at Truman State University in Missouri,
and from 1983-1988 he was Assistant Professor of English at Benedictine
College in Atchison, Kansas. Leavens will begin work on July 1.
Chalian comes to AUA from Children's Hospital Los Angeles, where she
was Associate Director for Major Gifts and Planned Giving. Prior
to that, she was the Principal Consultant for External Relations
and Fundraising for MC Non-Profit Consultants in Los Angeles, where
her clients included Occidental College. Chalian is familiar with
Armenia, having worked for the United Armenian Fund as Director of
Special Projects and External Relations from 1996 to 2005. She has
earned a Certificat de Langue Francaise at the Sorbonne, a BA degree
in English Literature from California State University, Northridge,
and a Certificate of Completion in Developing Major Gifts from the
Fundraising School of Indiana University. She is currently pursuing
an Executive Master of Leadership degree at the Sol Price School of
Public Policy at the University of Southern California. Chalian will
begin work in April, and will spend much time at AUA's Oakland office
and Yerevan campus.
"We are delighted to have Dr. Leavens and Ms. Chalian join AUA's Senior
Administration team at this important juncture in AUA's growth," stated
President Boghosian. "As AUA prepares for the proposed launch of its
undergraduate program in 2013, pending WASC approval, Dr. Leavens and
Ms. Chalian bring a great deal of experience and expertise to AUA's
existing administrative capacity."