Dr. Amy Nielsen elected as Executive Director of the PAC-12 Academic Leadership Coalition

Dr. Amy Nielsen, Clinical Assistant Professor in Chemistry and Executive Secretary of the WSU Faculty Senate, has been elected to a three-year term as Executive Director of the PAC-12 Academic Leadership Coalition.

The mission of the PAC-12 Academic Leadership Coalition is to improve the effectiveness and responsiveness of each member school’s shared governance organization and to facilitate academic and research cooperation that is jointly beneficial to participating institutions.

In her role, Dr. Nielsen will coordinate PAC-12 ALC staff support, assist in collaborative project implementation, liaise with institutional member institutions, and archive all final collaborative projects for the organization. Dr. Nielsen has a strong commitment to academics and service, and plans to turn that commitment into real action to support all faculty represented by the PAC-12 ALC.

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By RJ Wolcott, WSU News & Media Relations