College of Sciences<\/a> and vice provost for strategic initiatives, is joining Augusta University in Georgia as executive vice president for academic affairs and provost. Her last day at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ is June 30.<\/p>\nTomova came to Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ in 2021 from the University of Iowa where she was an associate dean and a distinguished mathematics scholar. At Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½, she has played a key role in advancing student success, research and faculty excellence at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½’s largest college and Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½\u2019s status as Florida\u2019s Premier Engineering and Technology University.<\/p>\n
Under Tomova\u2019s leadership, the College of Sciences increased its four-year graduation rate from 54% to nearly 70%, and research expenditures grew from $18 million to $33 million. As vice provost, she also contributed to university-wide efforts that raised Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½\u2019s overall four-year graduation rate to 60% \u2014 up from 54% in 2023 \u2014 and helped position the university to attain the state\u2019s prestigious preeminence designation, which is expected this summer.<\/p>\n
Joshua Colwell, associate dean and Pegasus Professor of physics, will serve as the College of Sciences\u2019 interim dean during the national search for Tomova\u2019s replacement.<\/p>\n
Michael D. Johnson, Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs, praised Tomova for her dedication and innovative leadership.<\/p>\n
“I am grateful for Dr. Tomova\u2019s collaborative spirit and strategic insights that have elevated the College of Sciences and our academic enterprise,” Johnson says. “We wish her much success on this well-earned next chapter.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tomova’s last day at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ is June 30. Associate Dean and Pegasus Professor Joshua Colwell will become interim dean of the College of Sciences on July 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":146977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[982,2557,54701],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-146970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colleges","tag-college-of-sciences","tag-joshua-colwell","tag-maggy-tomova"],"yoast_head":"\n
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