INDIANAPOLIS -- The appointment of Kristina Horn Sheeler as executive associate dean of the IUPUI Honors College has been announced by Kathy Johnson, IUPUI executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer.

Sheeler will strategically advance the impact at IUPUI and beyond of the Honors College, which serves some 1,100 high-ability undergraduate students. She will ensure that there is faculty leadership for academic affairs and operations within the college and will be instrumental in shaping its programs, vision, and strategic plan.

Sheeler previously served as associate dean for academic programs in the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI and is a professor in the Department of Communication Studies. She also served as chair of the Department of Communication Studies, one of the largest departments in the School of Liberal Arts.

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