Kean University mourns the sudden loss of Dr. John Dobosiewicz, Executive Director of the School of General Studies. Dr. Dobosiewicz died early today, August 5.
Dr. Dobosiewicz was a leader in Kean University’s efforts to continuously improve the quality of the education and the experiences the University provides its students, faculty and employees. He began his work at Kean in 1993 as an adjunct, and joined the full-time faculty in September 2001. He was named Executive Director of the School of General Studies in September 2010.
As the Director of the School of General Studies Dr. Dobosiewicz played an essential role in the University’s re-accreditation efforts in 2012, using workshops to help faculty realize their role in the assessment of general education and develop common rubrics for collecting institutional data about student learning.
Dr. Dobosiewicz was serving his second term on the Faculty Senate, where he was first elected in 2009. He served as secretary for the Faculty Senate from 2010 to 2012. He also was serving on the University Planning Council (UPC), to which he was appointed in 2011. Dr. Dobosiewicz earned the Presidential Excellence Award for Service in 2008.
Dr. Dobosiewicz was initiated into the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi in May 2009, and had been serving as its President since September 2011.
Details on services and condolences will be sent to the campus community once received.
The Counseling Center is available to students seeking assistance, and employees in need of counseling on this matter are encouraged to contact Human Resources.