UConn Announces Administrative Shuffling

STORRS, CT — Two veteran leaders in the University of Connecticut's Division of Student Affairs are being appointed to key roles on an interim basis to take over for Dean of Students Eleanor "Elly' JB Daugherty, who is leaving UConn in January.

Daugherty, who also is UConn’s assistant vice president for student affairs, announced earlier this semester that she will be joining Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., as its vice president for student affairs.

Michael Gilbert, UConn’s vice president for student affairs, announced that her duties will be split between two seasoned leaders currently in the division: Pamela Schipani is being appointed as interim assistant vice president of student affairs, and Fany DeJesús Hannon will serve as interim dean of students.

Both have deep roots with UConn students, with Schipani having served as executive director of residential life for the past nine years, and Hannon directing the Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center, or PRLACC, for 10 years.

Gilbert's announcement came in tandem with the UConn Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Justice’s announcement that Michael Vidal, its current director for diversity and inclusion initiatives, will serve as interim PRLACC director while Hannon is interim dean of students.

The appointments became official this week, giving each interim leader an opportunity to work with their predecessors to ensure a smooth transition when Daugherty leaves at the end of the calendar year.