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Manuel
Ricardo Townes Appointed Dean of Campus Life at Pomona
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Manuel Ricardo Townes has been appointed dean of campus life
and associate dean of students at Pomona College, one of the
nation’s premier liberal arts colleges. As dean of campus
life, Townes will oversee the office that manages new
student orientation, first-year programs, the residence
halls, the student judiciary, and other programs that affect
student life on campus. He served as interim associate dean
of campus life during the 2004-2005 academic year.
Ann Quinley, vice president and dean of students, led the
search committee that chose Townes from among 120
applicants. “He stood out as the best in a variety of
dimensions,” she said. “Students felt that he was warm and
approachable and that they could talk with him about almost
any campus issue or personal concern. He brought experience
and a measure of wisdom to the position. He demonstrated the
vision and leadership needed to help Pomona develop its
residential life program in new and interesting ways.”
Townes brings more than two decades of student affairs
experience to Pomona. He started at the University of
Massachusetts-Amherst as an academic advisor and was quickly
promoted to assistant, then associate director for academic
support services and community outreach. He also served as
special assistant to the vice chancellor for student
affairs, associate dean of students and director of Greek
affairs, and associate dean of academic support services.
Promoted in 1994 to assistant vice chancellor for campus
activities, he was responsible for the operations of the
campus division that organized programming for 11,600
residential college students and 6000 off-campus students.
Among his other accomplishments were facilitating
university-wide multicultural initiatives, serving on the
faculty senate committee on admissions and records, serving
as the coordinator of minority affairs, and supervising a
faculty-student mentoring program that involved more than
150 faculty and 300 students.
After a successful career in public higher education, Townes
is excited about a move to a private college. “It doesn’t
get any better than Pomona in terms of a small, private
college,” he said. “At Pomona a lot of great people have
come together who care about the development of students.
I’m thrilled to be a part of it.”
Townes grew up in Boston. He earned a bachelor’s degree in
psychology and an master’s in business administration from
the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He lives in
Claremont with his wife, Valerie, a speech pathologist, and
their daughter, Carimah, who attends Pomona Catholic High
School. Another daughter, Johari, is a first-year law
student at the University of Southern California.
Pomona College enrolls about 1500 students and offers a
comprehensive program in the arts, humanities, social
sciences and natural sciences. Its hallmarks include small
classes, close relationships between students and faculty,
and a range of opportunities for student research. For more
information on Pomona College, visit its website at
www.pomona.edu.
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