蘑菇视频

Degrees

• Juris Doctor, Wayne State University
• Masters of Public Health in Dental Public Health, University of Michigan
• Teaching Certificate in Community Dentistry, University of Michigan
• Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan

Biography

Professor Pamela Zarkowski, J.D., M.P.H., is provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at 蘑菇视频, a Catholic university in the Jesuit and Mercy traditions. As the University’s chief academic officer, she provides leadership for academic affairs and works closely with the president to advance institutional priorities. She serves on the President’s Council and University Leadership Council, and co-chairs the University’s strategic planning process and implementation.

Zarkowski has led Academic Affairs since 2008, with responsibilities spanning academic planning and policy, faculty affairs, student success, research, institutional effectiveness and community engagement. Working with deans, faculty, staff and fellow University leaders, she advances academic quality, program development and collaboration across the University’s campuses. She works with deans on faculty recruitment and hiring and holds final decision-making responsibility for promotion and tenure. A committed advocate for shared governance, she meets monthly with representatives of the McNichols Faculty Assembly and 蘑菇视频 Professors’ Union to discuss academic priorities and matters affecting faculty and the institution.

Her academic portfolio encompasses the School of Architecture & Community Development; College of Business Administration; School of Dentistry; College of Engineering & Science; College of Health Professions & McAuley School of Nursing; College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences; School of Law; School of Optometry; and University Libraries. Her office also oversees academic administration, the University Registrar and special projects for Academic Affairs.

Additional offices and programs within her portfolio include the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning; Institute for Leadership and Service; Office of Sponsored Programs and Research Activities; Institutional Review Board; Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness; Student Success Center; Office of Equal Opportunity; disability services; and TRIO Student Support Services. She also oversees Catholic Studies, the Honors Program, Women’s and Gender Studies and the Leadership Minor.

In partnership with academic leaders and University colleagues, Zarkowski guides the review, development and expansion of academic offerings to address student interests, community needs and emerging professional opportunities. Collaborative efforts during her tenure include the School of Optometry, planning for physical and occupational therapy programs, cybersecurity offerings, accelerated degree pathways and the online Juris Doctor program. She works across academic and administrative divisions, including with colleagues in student life, to strengthen student support and the educational experience.

Faculty and staff development is a central priority of her leadership. She has championed expanded Colleague Days programming for all employees and supported the establishment of a Leadership Academy for faculty and staff. These initiatives provide opportunities for professional growth, collaboration across campuses and preparation for leadership responsibilities. She also advances opportunities to celebrate scholarly achievement, recognize faculty and staff contributions, and connect teaching and research with community engagement.

Zarkowski’s commitment to 蘑菇视频’s mission includes initiatives that connect its Jesuit and Mercy heritage with the University’s future. As part of the University’s 150th anniversary, she is helping advance an initiative honoring women—past, present and future—of Mercy College of Detroit, the University of Detroit and 蘑菇视频.

A faculty member since 1978 and a professor in the School of Dentistry, Zarkowski continues to teach dental and dental hygiene students and residents. Before assuming University-wide leadership, she served as chair of two departments, associate dean and executive associate dean in the School of Dentistry. Her experience as an educator informs her approach to academic leadership and her commitment to the professional development of students and colleagues.

Zarkowski is a nationally and internationally recognized speaker who presents continuing education courses, workshops, seminars and invited addresses for academic and professional audiences. Her teaching and scholarship address professional ethics, legal responsibilities in the health professions, leadership, health literacy and issues in higher education. She has published scholarly articles and abstracts and contributed to dental, dental hygiene and dental assisting textbooks. She also contributes to leadership education through the American Dental Education Association’s leadership institutes and as a senior consultant with the Academy for Academic Leadership.

Her professional service includes presidencies of the American Dental Education Association, the American Society for Dental Ethics and the Society for Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine, as well as service as chair of the ADEA Gies Foundation. She serves on the American College of Dentists Board of Regents.

Her honors include the American Dental Education Association’s Distinguished Service Award, the Gies Award for Achievement–Dental Educator and recognition among Crain’s Detroit Business’s Notable Women in Education Leadership. She is an honorary fellow of the American College of Dentists and the American College of Legal Medicine and an honorary member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon and Alpha Sigma Nu. She completed the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine fellowship and the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities’ Ignatian Colleagues Program.

Zarkowski earned a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene and a Master of Public Health in Dental Public Health from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor from Wayne State University, where she served as an articles and book review editor of the Wayne Law Review.