TLDR: This article discusses leadership changes within the Finance and Administration department at UNC Greensboro. Paul Forte, the AVC for Finance, will retire in April 2024 after 10 years of service. Scott Millman will take over as the new AVC for Finance, while also retaining responsibility for UNCG’s real estate portfolio. Zach Smith, the AVC for Emergency and Enterprise Risk Management, will assume the duties of AVC for Campus Enterprise. Chief Eric Boyce will take on the responsibility of Emergency Management. This consolidation of leadership positions is a response to declining student enrollment and credit hour production. The article also briefly mentions other news at UNCG, including student-athletes volunteering at Gateway Education Center and a partnership with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to train media coordinators.
A series of leadership changes are taking place within the Finance and Administration department at UNC Greensboro (UNCG). Paul Forte, the Associate Vice Chancellor (AVC) for Finance, will retire in April 2024 after a 10-year career in the UNC system. Scott Millman, previously the AVC for Campus Enterprises, will replace Forte as the new AVC for Finance. He will also retain responsibility for UNCG’s real estate portfolio.
Zach Smith, the AVC for Emergency and Enterprise Risk Management, will assume the duties of AVC for Campus Enterprises while still overseeing Enterprise Risk Management. Chief Eric Boyce, leader of the UNCG Police Department, will take on the responsibility of Emergency Management, merging both public safety functions under one leader. These changes will be effective from January 2, 2024.
The consolidation of leadership positions in the Finance and Administration department comes as a response to declining student enrollment and credit hour production at UNCG. The Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, Bob Shea, aims to innovate and reinvent the organization to meet new demographic and market conditions. He plans to reduce the number of direct reports in his role from nine to five by May 2024.
In addition to the leadership changes, the article briefly mentions other news happening at UNCG. It highlights student-athletes volunteering at Gateway Education Center and a partnership between UNCG and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to train media coordinators.