Michelle Kalis appointed MCPHS vice president for Academic Affairs and provost

BOSTON Charles Monahan Jr., President of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, this week announced the appointment of Michelle Kalis as vice president for Academic Affairs and provost of the college, effective immediately.

“I am extremely honored to be selected for the position, and look forward to working closely with the faculty, staff and students on all three campuses to achieve our collective vision,” said Kalis. “As our pharmacy, health sciences, arts and sciences and international programs continue to grow, the college is in an important position to be a leader in the education of the next generation of health care professionals in New England and around the globe.”

Most recently serving as acting provost and associate provost for Health Sciences Education, Kalis holds the rank of professor of pharmacology. In the past year, she has led the college’s successful effort to achieve continued full accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

“Experience in faculty mentoring and development, strategic planning, assessment and most notably accreditation were all noted by the search committee,” said Monahan, immediately after the announcement. “She enters this position at a time of exciting growth within our academic offerings, and I have every faith that she will effectively lead our faculty and staff through this period.”

Kalis received her B.S. degree in pharmacy in 1986 from the University of Georgia and went on to earn a Ph.D. degree in pharmacology from Emory University in 1990. She has served nationally on committees for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the Education Division of the American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and as a peer reviewer for several journals.

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston’s oldest college, is a private, coeducational institution offering graduate, professional and undergraduate degrees in the health sciences. It enrolls approximately 3,800 students at its campuses in Boston, Worcester, Mass., and Manchester, N.H.