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Oglethorpe Selects New Vice President for
Student Affairs
Atlanta – Oglethorpe University President Larry D. Large
today announced the selection of Artie Lee Travis as vice president
for student affairs and community life at Oglethorpe. Travis will
begin work at Oglethorpe in January 2000.
Travis is currently executive director of campus activities and
the student union at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn.
“We are delighted that Dr. Artie Travis will be joining the
Oglethorpe University family,” said Large. “Students are the heart
of our institution. They come here to get an outstanding liberal
arts education, but the experience is more than just what happens in
the classroom. As a student affairs professional with more than 18
years of experience, Artie brings with him a demonstrated commitment
to students. I look forward to working with him as he becomes an
integral member of our staff.”
Travis will succeed Donald R. Moore who will retire December 31.
Moore has served as vice president for student affairs and dean of
community life at Oglethorpe since 1986. Moore had originally
planned to retire June 30, but postponed his retirement to assist
the search process and ensure a smooth transition to a new vice
president.
The division of student affairs and community life provides
support to the academic program of Oglethorpe University; promotes
student development by providing informal educational experiences,
co-curricular campus life activities and support service for
students; and implements programs to enhance the sense of community
among the students, faculty and staff. As vice president for student
affairs and community life, Travis will have responsibility for
student housing, the dining service, the student center, the health
and counseling center, international student advising, campus
security, student activities and organizations, intercollegiate and
intramural athletics and the student judicial process.
“I am coming to Oglethorpe in a time of wonderful transformation.
The open and inviting atmosphere that I experienced during my
interview had a very telling effect on my decision to leave UConn
behind and join the Oglethorpe family,” said Travis. “I am eager to
begin working with the students, faculty and staff of Oglethorpe.
Their character and enthusiasm are exciting.”
Travis received his bachelor of arts degree in political science
from Western Illinois University in 1979 and his master of arts in
public administration and political science in 1982. He completed
his doctor of education in 1996 at the University of South Carolina
in higher education administration.
Prior to his current position at the University of Connecticut,
Travis served as director of student activities and minority student
affairs at Furman University, as assistant director of campus
activities for student involvement at the University of
Maryland-College Park and as director of the Gwendolyn Brooks
Cultural Center at Western Illinois University. Travis was also
previously director of the Afro-American Cultural Center at the
University of Connecticut. He also served in the U.S. Army’s 41st
Medical Company in Germany for two years.
Travis was named administrator of the year in 1992 by the
Association of Furman Students, awarded the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Award for Distinguished Service by the University of
Maryland-College Park in 1990 and was awarded the National Defense
Medal by the U.S. Army in 1974. He has served on the town of
Mansfield (Conn.) K-8 board of education since 1998 and the board of
directors of Northeastern Connecticut Literacy Volunteers since
1994. Travis was a member of the Greenville (S.C.) Cultural Exchange
Center’s board of directors from 1990-1994. In addition, he has
coached youth football and basketball.
Travis and his wife Francine have two children: Amber, age 9 and
Maritza, age 3.
Oglethorpe University is an independent, highly selective,
coeducational liberal arts university located at 4484 Peachtree Road
in northeast Atlanta. Founded in 1835, Oglethorpe University is
dedicated to producing graduates who are broadly educated in the
fundamental fields of knowledge and the basic concepts and
principles of their disciplines.
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