University promotes Balogh
University of Indianapolis Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost Deborah Balogh has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Provost. There was no selection process for this position, which was rather a symbol of recognition for Balogh.
UIndy promoted Balogh to Executive Vice President and Provost.
“[Deb] has been with the university for five years and has been very effective,” said UIndy President Beverley Pitts. “I am extremely pleased with her work and adding the title of Executive Vice President is recognition for her. She has certainly earned the position.”
Balogh, who now holds both the position of Executive Vice President and Provost, has a diverse educational and professional background. In college, she majored in clinical psychology and earned her doctorate in that area. She went on to teach undergraduate and graduate students at Ball State University. Eventually, she was promoted to dean of the Graduate School. She advanced in rank to associate provost and then interim provost at Ball State. Balogh then transferred to UIndy, where she began as Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost.
“Anyone in a senior administrative role needs to think in terms of the entire organization, because universities are complex and there are many different interrelated operations,” Balogh said. “To excel in such a position, you must have the ability to see and address the needs of the multiple departments that you have authority over.”
With the added responsibilities of the two job titles, Balogh will be more involved with information technology on campus.
“My goal is to help faculty continually facilitate student learning through technology. Students are always the focus,” she said.
Although Balogh now has more responsibilities and more authority, Pitts said Balogh’s primary concentration is still academic affairs. This school year, some of her and the president’s focuses will be developing faculty curriculum, raising money for the Institute for Civic Leadership and the library renovation project.
Because of Balogh’s history as an integral part of the university, Pitts is confident in her vice president’s ability to excel in this position.
“She has effectively assisted departments and colleges in hiring faculty, encouraged the retention of students, brought new resources to the university, raised funds for science technology and been helpful in assisting in development of classroom renovation,” she said.
Pitts said she was in need of an internal leader she could trust when she was not on campus, and Balogh’s promotion is a reward for a job well done for the past five years. Pitts also said she was excited about what the upcoming year will bring for Balogh.
