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Dr. Andreea Serban Assumes SBCC Presidency
Beginning June 2, Andreea Serban, Ph.D., has joined Santa Barbara City College as president/superintendent. Dr. Serban replaces John B. Romo, who is retiring after six years as president. Dr. Serban comes to SBCC from South Orange County Community College District in Mission Viejo, CA, where she was Vice Chancellor of Technology and Learning Services. She is no stranger to SBCC having joined the college in 1999 as its first Director of Institutional Assessment, Research and Planning followed by Associate Vice President for Information Technology, Research and Planning, a position she held until 2006. "We are delighted to have Dr. Serban join us and believe she has a bright future," said Desmond O'Neill, SBCC District Board of Trustees President. "Her strong academic track record and deep roots in our community make her the ideal choice for president at this time. She has tremendous enthusiasm for the job and for the college and we are confident that she will bring new ideas and approaches to the pressing problems currently facing all community colleges." "I am honored and thrilled to serve as the next SBCC president/superintendent. I love the college, the people and the community" said Dr. Serban. "SBCC is a great institution committed to the success of every student. I look forward to working with faculty, students, staff and administrators to continue the tradition of excellence and innovation that have made SBCC a premier community college." In addition to her positions at SBCC, Dr. Serban also held administrative and faculty positions at University of Redlands, Rockefeller Institute of Government, State University of New York System Administration, Institute for Educational Sciences and University of Bucharest. She received a Ph.D. and a Master of Science in Higher Education Administration from University at Albany, State University of New York and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from University of Bucharest. Dr. Serban is a published author, former editor of the Professional File, a publication of the international Association for Institutional Research (AIR), current associate editor of Planning for Higher Education, the journal of the Society for College and University Planning, and current executive editor of the Journal for Applied Research in the Community College. She co-edited and authored monographs and articles and is a frequent speaker at regional, state and national events on knowledge management, performance funding and reporting, assessment of student learning outcomes, enrollment management, strategic planning, and technology applications. Dr. Serban is the past president of the Research and Planning Group of California Community Colleges and a current member of the Action Planning Groups for the implementation of the basic skills and intersegmental transfer components of the Statewide Strategic Plan for California Community Colleges. She has participated in major statewide projects, including the development of the AB1417 accountability framework and the environmental scan for the statewide strategic planning for California Community Colleges. She is one of the authors of "Basic Skills as a Foundation for Student Success in California Community Colleges," which has become the basis for the statewide initiative on student success and basic skills currently under way. On February 23, 2008, this seminal work was honored with the Mertes Award for Excellence in Community College Research from the Association for California Community College Administrators. Dr. Serban is also a successful grant writer. She is currently directing two $1.6 million dollar statewide projects: the Transfer Leadership Center and Articulation of Career Technical Education Pathways to Four-year Institutions. For more information, contact: |