Provost Nariman Farvardin will leave the university next month to become president of Stevens Institute of Technology.
University Provost Nariman Farvardin will be leaving the university next month to become the seventh president of Stevens Institute of Technology.
Farvardin will take the helm of Stevens — a Hoboken, New Jersey institution known for its rigorous science curriculum — on July 1, according to University President Wallace Loh in an announcement made Tuesday.
“In Stevens, I have found a university with a remarkable history, vibrant education and research programs, a deeply rooted culture of innovation, and caring and committed constituents,” Farvardin said in a Stevens’ press release. “I earnestly believe in Stevens’ mission and potential, and I look forward to working with the Stevens community to propel the Institute to even higher levels of achievement.”
With a total university enrollment of more than 2,350 undergraduates, 3,600 graduate students and almost 450 faculty members, Stevens has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security as a “national center of excellence” in systems engineering and port security research, according to the university’s website.
Farvardin served as an engineering professor and dean of the College of Engineering at the university before succeeding William Destler as provost in May 2007.Spearheading major projects like the development of the university’s strategic plan and a new general education program, he also oversaw a new Honors College and established a new Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research.
Farvardin also served as acting president of the university for more than two months last year during a search for former university President Dan Mote’s replacement.
“The University takes great pride in Dr. Farvardin’s presidential appointment as it reflects on the academic distinction and national stature of the institution,” Loh wrote to the university community. “During my own short tenure as President, Nariman has provided me with invaluable counsel and support, and has been a trusted colleague.”
The process for finding both an interim and permanent provost will begin after consulting with the university community, Loh wrote.
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