Dr. Kim Hille
Dr. Kim Hille, Associate Professor and Chair of Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene, is now the Interim Assistant Dean for Health Professions.
Congratulations to Dr. Julie McCullough, who was appointed the Interim Associate Provost for Academic Affairs at USI, effective January 2, 2023.McCullough had been serving as Chair of the Food and Nutrition Program and Assistant Dean for Health Professions in the College of Nursing and Health Professions. In her new role, she will be assisting the Provost in managing various facets of undergraduate and graduate education programs across the University.
McCullough temporarily leaves some big shoes to fill in the College of Nursing and Health Professions.
Here's what you need to know about the recent changes in College leadership:
Graduate Nursing is implementing changes in anticipation of the program chair’s retirement in June 2023.
Dr. Mellisa Hall has taught at USI since 2005 and has served as Chair of Graduate Nursing since 2013.
“Mellisa will certainly leave some huge shoes to fill when this retires this summer,” said Dr. Connie Swenty, Interim Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions. “We have been fortunate to have had the benefits of her nursing expertise and leadership for all of these years, which has helped grow our graduate nursing degree programs.”
Originally from Bedford, Indiana, Hall earned her undergraduate and MSN degrees from Indiana University and her doctorate from Case Western Reserve University.
As chair of Graduate Nursing, Hall has provided oversight of the MSN Program, Post-MSN Certificate Program, the BSN to DNP Program and the Post-MSN to DNP Program. Since 2012, she has also served as chair of the Nursing Evaluation Committee, which oversees evaluation of all of USI’s Nursing programs, both graduate and undergraduate.
Hall has seen many changes in the delivery of nursing education over the years, but is especially proud of helping develop the Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner program at USI because it is “an asset to public health with the aging population.”
When she is not at USI, Hall works as a family nurse practitioner, and she plans to continue practicing after she retires from academia.
Dr. Connie Swenty said there is a plan in place to allow for a smooth transition after Hall retires: