View messages from the ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ President, Kenneth Elmore, J.D. to alumni.
Kenneth Elmore, J.D. is the 14th president of ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ. See messages to the alumni below.
Read the letter to alumni from ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ from President Kenneth Elmore, J.D.
Friends,
I am writing to you – our alumni – for the first time in my role as the fourteenth president of ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ.
Throughout time, Dean has maintained a dedicated faculty and staff committed to offering individualized academic and personal support that has made a difference in many lives. My work as an educator connects me to ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ’s mission – The Dean Difference. It has been evident in my upbringing and within my heart and I hope you consider me a newly discovered brother. Alumni are essential and interested partners in efforts to continuously improve the student experience and to tell our stories to employers, partners, neighbors, friends, and each other.
I have received a warm embrace from the campus community and hope I can receive the same from you. Throughout this year and next, our new and first Chancellor in Dean’s history, Edward M. Augustus, Jr. and I will seek your thoughts for meaningful, future goals for ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ that we can embrace together.  In the more immediate moment – the next few months – I want to hear from you, especially, about your ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ experience. Invite me to your upcoming gatherings with other ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ alumni (by sending a message to president@dean.edu ). I’ll try to fit your gathering into my schedule.
I leave you, for now, with a quick update. This continues to a place and community rife with engagement, consistent and strong mentoring, curiosity, and care. I am eager to lead our community – alumni, students, faculty, and staff – to empower and enable each other to continue to do our best work.
I am proud to represent you and ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ in the world.
In humbleness of mind and simplicity of heart,
Kenneth Elmore
President