2008 Woodie Awards
New dean to start in August
Carlye Seybold
Issue date: 7/9/07 Section: News
UT has a new dean for its College of Arts and Sciences.
Yueh-Ting Lee was chosen as the new dean by UT Provost Rosemary Haggett on May 25.
Lee said he will spend his first months at UT learning about both the university and the college.
"I don't want to impose my own agenda on other faculty and students," he said. "My first goal is to learn from colleagues, students and from the community. We will make sure that the College of Arts and Sciences will work together with other colleges, especially the medical campus."
Lee added that he wants to make sure UT works with the surrounding community, both local and global.
Lee thinks a liberal education in collaboration with other colleges on campus and from around the world is very important.
"It doesn't matter whether you become a doctor, lawyer or teacher; you need to receive a liberal or well-rounded education which empowers you, one, with broad knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world, and, two, with intellectual and practical skills and creative thinking," he said.
A liberal education also provides people with "a strong sense of values, ethics, responsibilities and civic engagement," he said.
"All this is primarily emphasized by arts and humanities, social sciences and natural sciences," he said. "We have to make sure the College of Arts and Sciences will work effectively by collaborating with other colleges. We need to work together, that is the most important."
Lee said he has many goals as the new dean.
First, he believes it is important to work effectively with other faculty members, the provost and the other deans.
He also wants to help UT and the College of Arts and Sciences become stronger and better in terms of quality, reputation, research and credentials, which is "why it is important for me to learn my first year here," he said.
Lee said it is important to work with alumni and other external resources to get their support for student scholarship, faculty development and research.
Yueh-Ting Lee was chosen as the new dean by UT Provost Rosemary Haggett on May 25.
Lee said he will spend his first months at UT learning about both the university and the college.
"I don't want to impose my own agenda on other faculty and students," he said. "My first goal is to learn from colleagues, students and from the community. We will make sure that the College of Arts and Sciences will work together with other colleges, especially the medical campus."
Lee added that he wants to make sure UT works with the surrounding community, both local and global.
Lee thinks a liberal education in collaboration with other colleges on campus and from around the world is very important.
"It doesn't matter whether you become a doctor, lawyer or teacher; you need to receive a liberal or well-rounded education which empowers you, one, with broad knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world, and, two, with intellectual and practical skills and creative thinking," he said.
A liberal education also provides people with "a strong sense of values, ethics, responsibilities and civic engagement," he said.
"All this is primarily emphasized by arts and humanities, social sciences and natural sciences," he said. "We have to make sure the College of Arts and Sciences will work effectively by collaborating with other colleges. We need to work together, that is the most important."
Lee said he has many goals as the new dean.
First, he believes it is important to work effectively with other faculty members, the provost and the other deans.
He also wants to help UT and the College of Arts and Sciences become stronger and better in terms of quality, reputation, research and credentials, which is "why it is important for me to learn my first year here," he said.
Lee said it is important to work with alumni and other external resources to get their support for student scholarship, faculty development and research.
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