Alverno College Appoints Kevin Casey Dean of Arts and Sciences

June 16, 2015

Kevin Casey, Ph.D., has been appointed Dean of Alverno College's School of Arts and Sciences. In this role, he will provide leadership to the School of Arts and Sciences and partner with faculty to foster student achievement. The largest of the College's four schools, the School of Arts and Sciences is comprised of four divisions - Humanities; Arts; Behavioral Sciences; and Natural Sciences, Mathematics & Technology - and offers courses which provide students with a deeper knowledge of the wider world, promoting intellectual and personal development. He will assume the role on July 1.

Casey first came to Alverno in 1987 and began teaching in the History department. He served as the chair of that department from 1992 to 2004, and again from 2012 to 2013. He also served as the associate dean of the Humanities division from 2002 to 2009. He is an expert on evaluating student learning, outcome based teaching, student assessment and teaching history, and has given numerous presentations across the country on these topics. Prior to coming to Alverno, Casey taught at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S. D., Hastings College in Hastings, Neb., and North Central College in Naperville, Ill.

Casey earned his Ph.D. and Master of Arts in History from Northern Illinois University, and his Bachelor of Arts in History and Philosophy from the University of Minnesota - Morris.