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Five UNA Faculty Approved for Leave

Dec. 06, 2024



Michelle R. Eubanks , UNA, at meubanks@una.edu, 256.765.4392

FLORENCE, AL – Five University of North Alabama professors have been approved for faculty development leave. They are:

  • Jian Chen, Associate Professor of Geography and Graduate Coordinator, for the Spring 2026 semester;
  • Brian Dempsey, Associate Professor of History, for the Fall 2025 semester.
  • Ian Loeppky, Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities, for the Fall 2025 semester;
  • Melissa Moore, Professor of Geology, for the Fall 2025 semester; and
  • Sunhui Sim, Professor of Geography, for the Spring 2026 semester.

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