New VP for academic affairs proves up to task
Andrew Zaleski
Issue date: 4/8/08 Section: News
No student would expect a high-level college administrator to be a writer of self-produced, online podcasts. However, the situation is a bit different for Dr. Timothy Snyder, Loyola's acting Vice President for Academic Affairs.
"There's so many ways that you can help students succeed; the podcasts are just one idea," says Snyder.
Snyder, who is currently in his first year as the Vice President for Academic Affairs, joined the Loyola community last summer following the retirement of Dave Haddad, former VP for Academic Affairs and current tutoring coordinator at Cristo Rey High School in Baltimore.
Bringing nearly three decades of experience as a college professor and administrator with him, Snyder was more than qualified for the Vice President job. Prior to coming to Loyola, Snyder served as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Fairfield University for six years, a period which included professorships in mathematics and computer science. Before then, Snyder had served as the Dean of Science at Georgetown University during the latter part of the 1990s.
As Vice President for Academic Affairs here at Loyola, Snyder helps coordinate various programs and curricula. He oversees the College of Arts and Sciences, the Sellinger School of Business, and the soon-to-be School of Education, which will be established by the 2009-2010 school year. In addition, Snyder assists Andre Colombat, the Dean for International Programs, and Ilona McGuiness, the Dean of First-Year Students and Academic Services, and he works with the Center for Community Service and Justice and the Loyola/Notre Dame Library.
"[I] work with pretty much anything that has to do with the academic unit," says Snyder.
When asked what made him apply and, eventually, accept the available position at Loyola, Snyder noted the friendly attitude and excitable environment on campus.
"The most striking feature is how welcoming people at Loyola are," says Snyder, adding that there is "a continual excitement and warmth" here on campus which makes his job "so exciting on a day-to-day."
"There's so many ways that you can help students succeed; the podcasts are just one idea," says Snyder.
Snyder, who is currently in his first year as the Vice President for Academic Affairs, joined the Loyola community last summer following the retirement of Dave Haddad, former VP for Academic Affairs and current tutoring coordinator at Cristo Rey High School in Baltimore.
Bringing nearly three decades of experience as a college professor and administrator with him, Snyder was more than qualified for the Vice President job. Prior to coming to Loyola, Snyder served as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Fairfield University for six years, a period which included professorships in mathematics and computer science. Before then, Snyder had served as the Dean of Science at Georgetown University during the latter part of the 1990s.
As Vice President for Academic Affairs here at Loyola, Snyder helps coordinate various programs and curricula. He oversees the College of Arts and Sciences, the Sellinger School of Business, and the soon-to-be School of Education, which will be established by the 2009-2010 school year. In addition, Snyder assists Andre Colombat, the Dean for International Programs, and Ilona McGuiness, the Dean of First-Year Students and Academic Services, and he works with the Center for Community Service and Justice and the Loyola/Notre Dame Library.
"[I] work with pretty much anything that has to do with the academic unit," says Snyder.
When asked what made him apply and, eventually, accept the available position at Loyola, Snyder noted the friendly attitude and excitable environment on campus.
"The most striking feature is how welcoming people at Loyola are," says Snyder, adding that there is "a continual excitement and warmth" here on campus which makes his job "so exciting on a day-to-day."
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