New Faculty Members Join BVU staff

BVU welcomes thirteen new faculty members for the 2021-22 academic year.

New faculty for the 2021 academic year at BVU.
New faculty members include (from bottom left): Dr. Alexander Berry, Assistant Professor of Biology; Dr. Tab London, Assistant Professor of English; Philip Locante, Instructor of Sports Business; Dr. Sarah Schlichte, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Science; Dr. Renee Fensom, Director of Professional School Counseling; Taylor Carlson, Assistant Professor of Animation and Graphic Design; Dr. Carlos Acosta-Ponce, Assistant Professor of English; Sarah Fabian, Director of Bands; Chris Phalen, Director of Choral Activities; Aaron Eastwood, Assistant Professor of Music Production; Dr. Kyle Jones, Assistant Professor of Finance; Dr. Ralph Hanke, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship; and Dr. Fredi Arias Garcia, Instructor of Agricultural Business.

Thirteen faculty members have joined Buena Vista University (BVU) for the start of the 2021-22 academic year. Their fields of expertise range from animation and graphic design to biomedical science to sport business. Six new professors are affiliated with BVU’s School of Liberal Arts, while four teach in BVU’s Siebens School of Business.

“We are thrilled to have attracted and hired incredibly talented and dynamic new faculty members,” says Dr. Dixee Bartholomew-Feis, Dean of the School of Liberal Arts. “Each of our new colleagues brings fresh perspectives and talents to their major areas and to the entire University community.”

BVU, which celebrates the inauguration of its 19th President, Dr. Brian Lenzmeier, on Oct. 8, was rated 21 spots ahead of any other Iowa institution in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Value Schools Among Regional Universities in the Midwest. The University also realized an enrollment gain of 96 students, or five percent this year, to a total enrollment of 1,959 students.

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