Ulysses Taylor, a professor of Accounting and chair of the Department of Accounting, Finance, Healthcare and Information Systems, has been named Interim Dean of the Broadwell College of Business and Economics at Fayetteville State University (FSU). This July 1 appointment was recommended by Dr. Lee Brown, former dean of the College, who will become Interim Provost on August 1.
“I
am pleased that Mr. Taylor has agreed to serve as Interim Dean in our
world-renowned Broadwell College of Business,” Brown said. “He is an extremely
hard worker who will serve the college, its students, and the faculty and staff
well. He is a proven leader who will continue the tradition of success that the
college has enjoyed over the years.”
Taylor
has been a member of the FSU faculty since 1992 and a department chair since
1997. During his tenure as chair, the
College of Business has added an online degree completion in Accounting (the
first in the University of North Carolina System), concentration in Risk
Management, double major in Accounting/Finance, as well as the expansion of an articulation
agreement with community colleges throughout the State of North Carolina.
Taylor
is a former board member of the Greater Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce and
the Fayetteville/Cumberland County Economic Development Alliance. He currently serves as chairman of the
Fayetteville State University Development Corporation and board member and treasurer
of The Capitol Encore Academy (a local charter school in Cumberland
County). As interim dean, Taylor will be
responsible for guiding continuous improvement of academic programs, research
service, and student support in the College of Business and Economics.
Ulysses
Taylor received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting
from FSU, a Master of Business Administration degree from East Carolina
University, and law degree from the North Carolina Central University School of
Law.
About
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville
State University is a constituent institution of The University of North
Carolina System and the second-oldest public institution of higher education in
the state, having been founded in 1867. FSU is a historically black university
offering degrees at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels. With more
than 6,300 students, Fayetteville State University is among the most diverse
institutions in the nation. To learn more about Fayetteville State University,
visit www.uncfsu.edu.