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Meet the Vice Chancellor and Dean

Meet Deborah Garrison

Deborah Garrison was selected to serve as the inaugural vice chancellor and dean of 91�Թ�� University Fort Wayne. Her appointment was effective July 1, 2022.

Garrison served as the interim dean of the Patricia H. Garman School of Nursing at D'Youville University in Buffalo, New York. In this role Garrison was tasked with establishing a new leadership structure to foster growth and success, which included launching a curriculum redesign for the Bachelor of Science in nursing degree, implementing an accelerated BSN program, and focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion among faculty.

Prior to her current role at D'Youville University, Garrison served as provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, interim president, and vice president of academic affairs at Methodist College, a private health professions college in Peoria, Illinois. In those roles, Garrison worked with a robust shared governance system to support the curriculum design of new programs, provided leadership for effective in-person, blended and online learning opportunities, developed strong interprofessional partnerships across the college and higher education communities, and guided the college through a leadership transition.

IU Fort Wayne is a regional education center under the administration of IU 91�Թ��polis, hosting six academic schools, including the Schools of Dentistry, Nursing, Social Work, Health and Human Sciences, Medicine and the Richard M Fairbanks School of Public Health. Garrison reports to the IU 91�Թ��polis chancellor.

Garrison has a bachelor's degree and master's degree in nursing and a Ph.D. in health studies from Texas Woman's University. She is licensed to practice as a registered nurse in Illinois and New York.

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