New Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for FAU Jupiter Campus

Florida Atlantic University named  Robert W. Stackman, Jr., Ph.D ., the new associate vice president for academic affairs for  FAU's John D. MacArthur Campus . In this position, Stackman will be responsible for the management of all academic operations FAU Jupiter. In addition to his strategic oversight of degree planning and enrollment growth, he will also lead the rapidly-developing research enterprise in coordination with  FAU’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute,  Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience  and  UF Scripps Biomedical Research.

 

Stackman will concurrently serve as the dean of FAU's  Graduate College, which provides current graduate students with support through professional development initiatives and advice regarding policies related to thesis and dissertation preparation and submission. Stackman has a background as an accomplished neuroscientist with a research lab in Jupiter that investigates the role of brain circuits and cellular mechanisms in the development of long-term memory.

 

Congratulations,  Dean Stackman !