Acting dean appointed in the Faculty of Business Administration

Sep 11th, 2015

Jennifer Batten

Acting dean appointed in the Faculty of Business Administration

Dr. Dale Foster has been appointed dean pro tempore of the Faculty of Business Administration effective Oct. 1, 2015, until Dec. 31, 2015. Dr. Foster will act in the position while Dr. Wilfred Zerbe, dean of the Faculty of Business Administration, is on administrative leave.

Dr. Foster has been with the Faculty of Business Administration for more than 25 years in several senior academic and administrative roles. She is currently associate professor of information systems, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in information systems and e-business. She has served as associate dean (IT), acting director of Alumni Affairs and Development and acting director of the Gardiner Centre. Dr. Foster is highly involved in many university and faculty committees and has conducted training in e-business strategy for a variety of clients, including the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the College of the North Atlantic and the Credit Institute of Canada.

Dr. Foster’s appointment was approved by the Board of Regents at its meeting on September 10, 2015.