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Dr. Colleen Torgerson has
been named Interim Dean of Undergraduate Studies, effective Feb. 2.
Dr. Dennis Nef, interim provost, announced the appointment to
temporarily fill his position while he assumes the role of provost when
Dr. Jeri Echeverria leaves at the end of January to take a job at
California State University headquarters in Long Beach.
Torgerson joined the university in 1999 as a faculty member in the
Kremen School of Education and Human Development's Department of
Counseling, Special Education, and Rehabilitation. She has been serving
as the associate dean in Education since July 2004.
She previously served as the Program Coordinator for the Special
Education and Multiple Subject credential programs and was a special
education administrator and teacher for the Fresno Unified School
District prior to coming to the university.
Torgerson holds a bachelor’s degree in Communicative Disorders from
Fresno State, a M.A. in Deaf Education (CSU Northridge) and an Ed.D. in
Educational Leadership (UC Davis/Fresno State).
She has published articles on special education leadership, performance
assessment, IEP development and student self-direction, and on Valley
practices to improve achievement. Her teaching includes courses in
special needs students in inclusive settings, differentiated
instruction, collaboration, research in special education, and she
supervises graduate students each semester.
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