University officials tap Lampkin as vice president for student affairs
University President John T. Casteen III yesterday named current interim vice president for student affairs, Patricia M. Lampkin, to fill the position permanently.
A University graduate, Lampkin has held the interim position since July 2001.
Her previous experience includes six years serving as associate vice president for student affairs for the University.
Lampkin will supervise student programming and services, which oversees the Office of the Dean of Students, Office of African-American Affairs, Department of Student Health, University Career Services and WTJU radio.
Casteen recognized Lampkin for her leadership skills.
"She is committed to the highest ideals of the honor system and student self-governance, and to creating the best possible student experience here through the integration of classroom, residential and extracurricular activities," Casteen said in a press release. "Pat is a valued colleauge, and I am very pleased that the University, and especially its students, will continue to benefit from her visionary leadership."
In 2000 and 2001, Lampkin directed a special study focusing specifically on envisioning the student experience within the Virginia 2020 initiative.
"We have a shared obligation to continue to build on the University's unique student experience, to make it grow and change with the times," Lampkin said in a press release.
As she prepares for her new position, Lampkin says that she hopes to make the student experience at the University the best in the nation.
"I am confident that we can build the most seamless student academic experience in the country," Lampkin said. "Our goal in Student Affairs in the coming years will be to create a student experience that complements the academic experience."
Lampkin's long history at the University started in 1987 when she assumed the post of associate dean of students responsible for residence life.
Her awards at the University have piled up over the years including the Elizabeth Zintl Leadership award in 1998 and extending back to 1984 when she received the Dean's Dissertation Research Award.
Lampkin also teaches as an adjunct professor in the Curry School. Her classes include a graduate course on student affairs programs as well as an undergraduate seminar on honor and ethics. -- Compiled by Deirdre Murphy
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