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.
Published on June 16, 2015 | Categories: Newsroom migrated press release