Years of dedication and hard work can impact a work place or department towards a worthwhile goal. This was no different for Dr. Beverly Gulley, Dean of Education, at SXU.
The impact that Dean Gully has been great. As noted in ‘Dean Beverly Gulley Steps Down’, her list of accomplishments have been many.
Under her direction, she not only achieved accreditation for Saint Xavier’s School of Education under the NCATE, but Dean Gulley also started the Barbara Vick Early Childhood and Family Center, a center to help children with special needs. Both of these, in turn, reflect how Saint Xavier’s School of Education is viewed, and under her term as Dean, it flourished into what is today.
What do these accomplishments mean for the Saint Xavier students, especially those majoring in Education?
The accreditation received from the NCATE shows that Saint Xavier’s curriculum for it’s Education is of the highest quality and ranking in par with other top colleges and universities in the United States.
Some might think this accreditation does not mean much now, but when employers are hiring teachers, the NCATE’s accreditation will help in putting a resume right on the top of the list.
While it may be saddening to see Dean Beverly Gulley step down from her position, here at the Xavierite, it does bring up several questions.
Who will replace the vacancy of the Dean of Education?
Many responsibilities are associated with taking up the position of the Dean of Education and it will take someone ready for the job to take lead after Dean Gulley steps down.
Just last year, the SXU’s Graham School of Management was in the same position as their dean stepped down.
The position may be filled either externally (by someone that might not currently be working at the school) or internally (someone already working at SXU, possibly a professor or staff member).
Nevertheless, that is up to those working in the department itself.
What credentials will the new Dean of Education need to have? Well, that depends. Regardless of the department, picking a new dean may likely involve looking at past accomplishments, how he/she interacts with students, their drive for his/her particular field, and other such areas.
A majority of us at the Xavierite would look for those key areas if we had the option of choosing the new Dean of Education.
Will the successor be ready to fill position and lead on the department like their predecessor? Only time will be able to tell for Dean Gulley has not stepped down just yet!
But how does this step down affect the students here at SXU? What will be the impact of the new successor? Will the successor stay with the status quo. Will there be a push towards a more techonology-based curriculum? These are just several questions resulting in the impact of Dean Gulley stepping down on students.
What we do know is that we at the Xavierite wish Dean Gulley luck on her endeavors and hope her endeavors here at Saint Xavier last for a life time.
And on behalf of the St. Xavier University community, we thank her for her dedication to her field, to her students and to our shared school.
The Xavierite Staff
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