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Montero to become Brown vp; Deignan assumes new title
Dean of Student Life Janina Montero has accepted the post of vice president for campus life and student services at Brown University, as of January 1.
At Brown she will have duties similar to those she has fulfilled at Princeton, and in addition she will assume responsibility for Brown's admissions and financial aid processes in July 2000.
As Princeton's senior officer of student affairs since 1993, Montero has had responsibility for noncurricular aspects of undergraduate life, including orientation, student organizations and discipline, as well as for Princeton's International, Third World and Women's centers. She was the first of Princeton's deans to formally oversee the work of the offices of Athletics, Health Services and Religious Life, and to assume policy responsibility in matters involving undergraduate housing and dining services.
"Dean Montero has worked tirelessly to improve communication among diverse groups on campus, helping knit us together into a stronger community," said President Shapiro. "We will miss her leadership, but we are pleased that she will have this opportunity to extend her professional skills in such important new ways."
Among her contributions to Princeton, Montero has led planning for Princeton's new Frist Campus Center, which is expected to be fully operational in September 2000. In close consultation with a trustee subcommittee, she led a broad-based effort to reduce alcohol abuse among Princeton students; much of the new programming resulting from this effort will begin on campus this fall.
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The position Montero has held at Princeton was newly established in 1993, after a review of administrative structure in the area of student services. President Shapiro has asked Vice President Thomas Wright, who helped conduct the earlier review, to initiate a similar process to identify Montero's successor by the time she leaves.
In a related action, Kathleen Deignan, who has held the post of associate dean of student life, will assume the title of dean of undergraduate students. This change in title reflects responsibilities Deignan has assumed over the period since the 1993 realignment of duties in the area of student life, and had been planned prior to Montero's decision. Deignan oversees most aspects of the daily operation of the dean's office and the centers, including the implementation of policy, student discipline, budgeting and staff supervision.