Deborah Arteaga, chair of the UNLV foreign languages department, has been appointed associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts, the dean of the college has announced.
She will assume her new post July 1.
"Deborah has a reputation for competence and organization," said Jim Frey, dean of the College of Liberal Arts. "She comes highly regarded and respected by her peers. She is a detail person and will be an excellent representative of the college."
In her new role as associate dean, Arteaga will handle a variety of matters, including the coordination of all class schedules and of all committees at the college level, as well as the distribution of financial aid at the college level. She will also handle matters involving accreditation and articulation, as well as student petitions and graduation applications.
Arteaga came to UNLV in 1992, serving first as an assistant and then as an associate foreign languages professor. She previously taught as a visiting lecturer at the University of Washington in Seattle and as an assistant professor at Northeastern University in Boston.
The recipient of the 1994 UNLV Rita Deanin Abbey Teacher of the Year award, Arteaga has authored 10 scholarly articles and one book, and she has presented 10 conference papers.
She earned her bachelor's degree from Wichita State University, her master's degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and her doctorate from the University of Washington.
