<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Dear CNAS Faculty, selected CNAS Graduate Students, and CNAS Leadership,</span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><p>I am pleased to announce that effective today, Nikita McWells <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span>i<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">s </span>appointed as the new Assistant Dean <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">for</span> the CNAS Enrollment Management Center and Graduate Student Affairs Center. Nikita <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span>i<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">s </span>succeeding me in this role <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">and </span>shadowing me until my retirement at the end of June<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">. P</span>lease include her in any communication you send to me.</p><p>Nikita brings over a decade of experience in higher education administration across both the private and public sectors, supporting <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">both </span>undergraduate and graduate students. Over the past two years, she has successfully led the CNAS Graduate Student Advising team in her role as Director, demonstrating a deep commitment to student success, staff development, and collaborative leadership. I have every confidence that she will continue to elevate our work and advance the mission of CNAS. </p><p><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">While we prepare to recruit for the position Nikita is leaving, </span>I am also happy to share that Fidel Rivas will <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span>a<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">ssume</span> the role of Interim Director for Graduate Student Advising while continuing to serve as our Employment and Scholarship Manager, effective immediately. Fidel brings more than ten years of higher education experience and has been a valued member of the CNAS Graduate Student Affairs Center for over three years. His recent work managing the Center’s employment and scholarship processes has made a lasting impact, and I am grateful for his willingness to serve in this expanded capacity during this time of transition.</p><p><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span>I<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">f </span>you have any questions regarding this announcement, please feel free to reach out to Nikita or <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">me </span>directly. </p><p><a name="SignatureSanitizer__MailAutoSig">Kathy</a></p></div></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kathy Redd, Assistant Dean<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> (outgoing)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Enrollment Management Center for CNAS </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CNAS Graduate Student Affairs Center</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1140 Batchelor Hall</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">UCR</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Riverside, CA 92521</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800-735-0717</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">951-827-5621 (direct line)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">951-827-5517 (fax)</p>
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to 4:30 M-F. You can meet with me in person,
on Zoom, or by Phone. To schedule a
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