Yamileth Bazan is an American academic administrator who is the incoming thirtieth president of Union College.
Life
Bazan earned an associate degree from Loma Linda University.[1] She received a B.A. (1993) in liberal studies and M.A. (2002) in administration and leadership from La Sierra University.[1][2] She completed a Ph.D. in leadership from Andrews University.[1] Her 2015 dissertation was titled, Diversity and Student Engagement in a Small Multi-ethnic Liberal Arts University in California.[2] Sylvia Gonzalez was her doctoral advisor.[2]
Bazan was a teacher in Adventist elementary schools.[1] She worked in youth ministry for the Southeastern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.[1] She taught graduate courses in educational leadership at La Sierra University.[1] From 2007 to 2021, she was the vice president of student life at La Sierra University.[1] She later served as the associate dean for student affairs at the Loma Linda School of Medicine.[1] In March 2024, she was announced as the incoming thirtieth president of Union College.[1] She succeeds Vinita Sauder on July 1, 2024.[1][3]
Bazan is married and has a son.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Begle, Gabriel (2024-03-21). "Union College Names Yamileth Bazan as Its New President". Adventist World. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ a b c Bazan, Yamileth (2015). Diversity and Student Engagement in a Small Multi-ethnic Liberal Arts University in California (Ph.D. thesis). Andrews University. doi:10.32597/dissertations/1605. OCLC 959696420.
- ^ Dunker, Chris (2024-03-19). "Bazan named next president of Lincoln's Union College; will start in July". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2024-03-22.