News release Public Information Office   SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu     www.selu.edu/news Contact: Christina Chapple Date: 8/19/03   SOUTHEASTERN NAMES NEW COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES DEAN       HAMMOND – Tammy Bourg, former chair of the psychology department at California State University – Sacramento, has been named dean of Southeastern Louisiana University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Bourg’s appointment was confirmed in June by the University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors. She assumed her new position at Southeastern in mid-August.       A native of Dulac, La., Bourg succeeds John Miller, who accepted the position of provost and vice president for academic affairs at Eastern Oregon University last July. Associate Dean Albert J. Doucette Jr. has been serving as interim dean.       “Dr. Bourg has a prestigious record of accomplishments, and we are pleased to have her as part of Southeastern’s team of distinguished faculty,” said John Crain, provost and vice president for academic affairs. “The College of Arts and Sciences will play a pivotal role for the university as we move forward with new initiatives in student recruitment, progression, service learning, and community outreach.  Dr. Bourg’s leadership will be extremely important to our future academic success in these areas.”       Bourg, a developmental psychologist, said her first priority will be to meet and get to know the faculty in the college’s departments. Calling the arts and sciences “a natural link to the community,” she said she also plans to focus on increasing visibility and attracting highly qualified students.       Bourg earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of New Orleans and master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Houston. She joined the California State University psychology faculty in 1986 and served as vice chair from 1996 until 1999, when she became department chair.       Previously, she was a visiting scholar at the Center for Research in Learning, Perception and Cognition at the University of Minnesota and held graduate teaching and research assistantships at the University of Houston. Bourg is a member of the American Association for Higher Education and the American Psychological Society. Return to News Releases