Dr. Mary Ellen Poole, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, greets Omar Khan, Head of the School of Architecture during the Installation Ceremony on Sep. 29, 2022.
On Thursday, September 29, 2022, the College of Fine Arts held an Installation Ceremony to officially welcome Dr. Mary Ellen Poole as the new dean of the college, as well as introduce and welcome three new heads to the CFA family including Omar Khan, Head of the School of Architecture.
Khan joined the college in fall 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic was causing restrictions related to in-person classes and events. Khan, who came from the Department of Architecture at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, overcame the challenges the pandemic brought and began working on ways to expand research and develop new curricula, among other focal points.
"We in the School of Architecture are always looking to the future, and we have a common mission to ensure our students succeed," he said. "We will continue to build upon the foundation and programming we currently have, and we will increase our focus on three primary areas: climate change, artificial intelligence and social justice."
Watch the full ceremony in the embedded video below and read the full story on the CMU website.