Shari Veil is the new dean of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications. She will also hold a faculty position in the college as a tenured full professor.
Veil will officially begin the role July 1, pending approval by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. Richard Moberly, interim executive vice chancellor, made the announcement Jan. 13.
"I am excited to welcome Dr. Veil to Nebraska," Moberly said. "Shari is committed to developing creative activity and scholarship as key components of the college's strategic plan, one that will focus on keeping the college steady and nimble as it adapts and grows in the exciting and changing landscape of journalism and mass communications. These aims are very much in line with the goals of the university’s N150 strategic planning process."
Veil comes to Nebraska from the University of Kentucky, also a land-grant university, where she is associate dean for undergraduate affairs in the College of Communication and Information and chair and professor in the Department of Communication. She oversees the recruitment, advisement and retention of more than 1,900 undergraduate students in five majors, four minors and two undergraduate certificates, and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in risk and crisis communication, organizational communication and mass communication.
Read the full news release in Nebraska Today.