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Augustana Hires New Provost

via Augustana College
Dr. Gail Summer

  Augustana College has hired its next provost and vice president for academic affairs.

Dr. Gail Summer will replace Dr. Pareena Lawrence, who is moving on to Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, to serve as that college's president.

Summer has served as vice president for academic affairs at Ferrum College in Virginia since 2013.

Among the projects she'll take on in her role as provost are the conversion of the college's academic calendar from trimesters to semesters, and the continued implementation of the college's strategic plan, Augustana 2020.

Dr. Summer will begin her work in July.

I am currently a senior at Augustana College, majoring in Multimedia Journalism and Mass Communication with a minor in Creative Writing. I serve as the General Manager for WAUG.fm, Augustana's online student radio station and have worked as an intern and DJ at Studstill Media Group. I report on local news for WVIK and am honored and excited to be a part of the news team. I hope to pursue a career in radio broadcasting and an eventual master's degree in English or Communications.