Dr. Susan Fritz named NU associate vice president-academic affairs

Susan Fritz, Ph.D., a longtime University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty member and administrator, has been named associate vice president-academic affairs in the Office of the Provost at the University of Nebraska.

Susan Fritz, Ph.D.

Dr. Fritz currently serves as associate vice chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, a position she has held since 2005, and is interim dean of the Agricultural Research Division.

Her appointment was effective Monday.

In her new position, Dr. Fritz will provide leadership for the university’s multi-campus academic initiatives, working with faculty, administrators, policy makers and industry partners to advance research.

She also will organize the review of new graduate programs and core research facilities and serve as liaison to the Nebraska Coordinating Commission on Post-Secondary Education.