NEW DEAN NAMED FOR MUHLENBERG EVENING COLLEGE
Dr. James P. Brennan has been named Dean of the Evening College at Muhlenberg College. Brennan, a native of Phillipsburg, N.J., and a resident of Easton, Pa., assumes his duties at the end of the current academic year.Friday, February 15, 2002 10:32 AM
Dr. James P. Brennan has been named Dean of the Evening College at Muhlenberg College. Brennan, a native of Phillipsburg, N.J., and a resident of Easton, Pa., assumes his duties at the end of the current academic year.
Brennan replaces Dr. Samuel M. Laposata, who has been Dean of the Evening and Summer Colleges since July 1994. Laposata, who has also been teaching at Muhlenberg since 1994, will remain on the faculty and continue to oversee the Corporate Partnerships program at the College. Prior to coming to Muhlenberg, Laposata was chief economist for Virginia Power Company and was a tenured professor at Penn State University. He also served as an adjunct professor at several colleges including Virginia Commonwealth University and the College of William and Mary.
Possessing an extensive background in higher education and business, Brennan has been affiliated with Muhlenberg College since the fall of 1999. Most recently, he was the associate dean in the Evening College's Wescoe School of Professional Studies. Brennan also teaches Organizational Development, Leadership and Teambuilding, and Human Behavior in Organizations.
In making the announcement, Muhlenberg College President Arthur R. Taylor noted that "we are extremely proud of the growth, and in the increased quality, we have seen in our Evening College and the Wescoe School, in particular. Sam has done a wonderful job making our Evening College a first rate experience. We fully expect Jim to build upon our recent success."
Prior to coming to Muhlenberg, Brennan was a corporate consultant with W.J. Raftery Associates in New York and a human resources/labor relations manager with Mallinckrodt Baker, Inc., in Phillipsburg. His other experience includes positions as organization development manager and environmental manager in the corporate sector, and scientific buyer and assistant manager of research support at the University of Wyoming.
Brennan is a graduate of Phillipsburg Catholic High School. He received his undergraduate degrees, his master's and his Ph.D. from the University of Wyoming. Brennan has two bachelor's degrees, one in psychology and one in secondary education/social studies. His graduate degrees are in adult learning.
Through its main campus in Allentown and its Easton campus, the Muhlenberg Evening College and its Wescoe School of Professional Studies offer degrees in 13 majors as well as associates of arts degrees in accounting, business administration, computer science, psychology and religion.
In addition, those with a bachelor's degree can pursue a post baccalaureate major. The College also offers a wide range of non-credit professional certificate courses including courses from the Society of Human Resource Management.
Overall, Muhlenberg's Evening College has grown substantially over the past six years. Its course registrations have approximately doubled since 1993-94.
