Long appointed associate provost

October 7, 2008

Kathleen Long, dean of the University of Florida College of Nursing, has been appointed to serve as associate provost. She will continue to serve as dean of the College of Nursing while serving in the role of associate provost on a half-time basis.

Long’s work will include addressing policy and practice in areas such as sabbaticals, professional accreditations, teaching requirements and clinical practice relationships. She will help develop approaches for a three-year, $2 million program to expand faculty educational enhancement opportunities, as well as help provide an interface between UF’s Academic Affairs office and the Health Science Center.