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In addition, she will serve as a liaison with the New York State Education Department and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
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Provost Peter Lennie welcomes Souza and says her expertise will be an important asset to the University.
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Souza has served on accreditation teams for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the Council on Podiatric Medicine, and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
She has offered assessment workshops for higher education institutions and presented at national and international assessment conferences. She was also written for National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment publications and for the journal Assessment Update.
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Prior to her role at Rochester, Souza was assistant dean of assessment and chair of the assessment leadership team at St. John Fisher College. She has also served as chief academic officer for the New England Institute of Art and executive director of CONNECT, a six-university consortium in southeastern Massachusetts.
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