{"id":202425,"date":"2016-08-25T10:43:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T14:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=202425"},"modified":"2023-08-08T10:48:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T14:48:20","slug":"neag-school-appoints-joseph-madaus-as-associate-dean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2016\/08\/neag-school-appoints-joseph-madaus-as-associate-dean\/","title":{"rendered":"Neag School Appoints Joseph Madaus as Associate Dean"},"content":{"rendered":"

After almost 20 years in a variety of positions at the University of Connecticut,\u00a0Joseph Madaus<\/a>, professor of educational psychology, has returned to the Neag School to serve as the new associate dean for\u00a0academic affairs.<\/p>\n

Starting at the Neag School as a graduate assistant in the \u201990s while working toward a special education doctorate from UConn, Madaus rose up through the ranks to become professor, then director of the\u00a0Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability<\/a>\u00a0(CPED), followed most recently by an appointment as interim director of UConn\u2019s Avery Point campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen this [associate dean] position at the Neag School became available, it was an opportunity to learn more, to continue to develop my skills, but also to give back to the Neag School,\u201d Madaus says. \u201cI\u2019ve been extremely fortunate, going from graduate assistant to professor here. I wanted to give back to the School in that role.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking Ahead
\n<\/strong>Madaus, who will be working closely with the recently appointed dean,\u00a0Gladis Kersaint,<\/a>\u00a0took over for Casey Cobb, who was\u00a0appointed the Neag Endowed Professor of Educational Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cOne of my main goals is to help Dean Kersaint get adjusted and do whatever I can do to help her,\u201d Madaus says. \u201cI have some knowledge of the University and School, with 19 years here at UConn; I hope I can be helpful to her.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, he looks forward to working with the faculty and staff across the School. \u201cI know that one of the big things that I\u2019m working on right now, and will continue, is accreditation, both for the School and for the different programs,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The Neag School] is\u00a0really a dynamic place that\u2019s continuing to grow. \u2026 It\u2019s been described as a family; I really do believe that that\u2019s true.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Joseph Madaus,\u00a0associate dean for academic affairs\u00a0<\/small><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Madaus will continue his work with the CPED, although other Neag School faculty, including assistant professor Allison Lombardi, will take on larger roles. Already, they are planning for one of the Center\u2019s main programs, the\u00a0Postsecondary Disability Training Institute<\/a>, which recently celebrated its 28th year this past June with sold-out attendance. The 29th Institute will take place in Boston.<\/p>\n

Madaus and Lombardi have been considering other opportunities for the Center, including possible realignments, and collaborating and sharing more resources. \u201cI\u2019m going to continue as the director,\u201d Madaus says. \u201cTime will tell how much time I will actually have to apply to that part.\u201d<\/p>\n

Currently serving on several University committees, Madaus also anticipates working with fellow associate deans from other Schools and Colleges on campus \u2014\u00a0while making connections beyond campus as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother big area is working with people from the State Department of Education, getting to know that network, the policymakers and school administrators,\u201d he says. \u201cThere are a lot of dynamic people that I know I\u2019ll be crossing paths with over the next several months and years, so I\u2019m very excited. That will always give me the opportunity to learn more.\u201d<\/p>\n

From Neag School Student to Leader
\n<\/strong>Most recently having served for one year as interim director of UConn\u2019s Avery Point location in Groton, Conn., Madaus worked with staff and faculty, trying to identify common goals and create opportunities or problem-solve based on available resources and challenges. There, he says he came to realize how large and complex the University is and how many people are involved in different aspects of its operation \u2014 giving him a kind of bird\u2019s-eye perspective that will prove valuable in his new position.<\/p>\n

Having earned his doctoral degree at UConn, Madaus has a strong understanding and appreciation of the quality of faculty and students within the Neag School, and of the School itself \u2014\u00a0and says he envisions that the School will continue to climb, in terms of its national rankings and in terms of the number and quality of students from underrepresented populations admitted to its undergraduate and graduate programs.<\/p>\n

Looking back, he says the Neag School has \u201calways been a very supportive place to work. As a young faculty member, you had mentors who took care of you, and I know that\u2019s still happening. I think we do a great job of putting young faculty into positions where they can be successful, and get them into research teams, so they are part of a research agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Madaus sees the Neag School with a strong future. \u201cIt\u2019s really a dynamic place that\u2019s continuing to grow. \u2026 It\u2019s been described as a family; I really do believe that that\u2019s true.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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