Search Advisory Committee for Executive Director of Admissions

August 26, 2024

Dear Members of Our Campus Community,

As I announced to our campus on June 26, after 11 years of distinguished leadership of our Admissions Office, and nearly 40 years of dedicated service to UC Santa Barbara, Executive Director of Admissions Lisa Przekop has decided to retire.

In consultation with our Executive Vice Chancellor, Academic Senate, faculty, staff, and administrative colleagues and students, I am pleased to announce the formation of a search advisory committee for our next Executive Director of Admissions. Professor Michael Gordon, former chair of the Academic Senate Committee on Admissions, Enrollment, and Relations with Schools (CAERS), has graciously agreed to chair this important committee. Members of our search advisory committee are listed below. We sincerely appreciate the commitment of Dr. Gordon and our search advisory committee members, and the devotion of their time, energy, and wisdom to help our campus fill this important position.
Sincerely,

Henry T. Yang
Chancellor

Search Advisory Committee for Executive Director of Admissions

Michael Gordon, Chair; Former Chair, Academic Senate Committee on Admissions, Enrollment, and Relations with Schools (CAERS); Professor and Chair, Chemical Engineering
Glenn Beltz, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, College of Engineering; Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Julie Bianchini, Professor, Education
D. Inés Casillas, Professor, Chicana and Chicano Studies
Sathya Guruswamy, Teaching Professor of Physics, College of Creative Studies
Pei-te Lien, Professor, Political Science
John Longbrake, Vice Chancellor for External Relations
Mike Miller, Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Undergraduate Education, College of Letters & Science; Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Greg Mitchell, Professor, Theater and Dance
Althea Wasow, Assistant Professor, Film and Media Studies
Erik Williams, Staff representative; Director, Office of International Students & Scholars
Vanessa Woods, Chair, Committee on Admissions, Enrollment, and Relations with Schools (CAERS); Teaching Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
TBD, Associated Students representative