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Dear members of the campus community, On behalf of the 69传媒, I would like to inform the campus community that Dr. Ron MacDonald, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education, has been appointed interim Dean of Education, effective November 1, 2013. Dr. Miles Turnbull, outgoing dean, recently announced he had accepted the position of Vice-Principal Academic at Bishop鈥檚 University, beginning in January 2014. Ron MacDonald earned his PhD degree from the University of South Australia. Before teaching at Cape Breton University, Memorial University of Newfoundland, and UPEI, Dr. MacDonald was a junior and senior high school science teacher in Nova Scotia and Ontario. He was also an information technology integration specialist and professional development facilitator. Dr. MacDonald joined the 69传媒Faculty of Education in September 2005 and was appointed Assistant Professor in 2006, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses, in particular science methods, and conducting research in the intersections between teacher attitudes toward Information Communication Technology (ICT), leadership, and professional development for ICT integration. The search process for a new dean will start in the near future. Dr. Christian Lacroix Interim Vice-President Academic