Tande Joins Nebraska State College System Office

(Lincoln, Neb.) Chancellor Stan Carpenter announced that Korinne Tande of Peru will join the staff in the Nebraska State College System (NSCS) Office. She will begin her duties as vice chancellor for academic and student affairs July 1.

"Korinne is well respected throughout the system and has proven to be a talented administrator, having guided Peru State through many new academic and student life opportunities. She brings a collaborative and creative approach that will work well as we look to the future. Due to her vast experience, she will transition smoothly into our office this summer," Carpenter said.

Tande, who has worked for Peru State College since 2000, was most recently vice president for academic and student affairs. Areas under her supervision included three academic schools, the Academic Resource Center (ARC), off-campus education at Offutt Air Force Base, online education, as well as the library, athletics, and the office of student records.

Prior to that, Tande served as the Dean of the School of Education and Graduate Studies at Peru State for three years. She had the overall responsibility for all aspects of teacher education for both undergraduate and graduate programs. She helped launch a successful cohort format for the online masters program in teacher education, which also provided the students with the opportunity to meet one Saturday per month.

Previously, she was a Chair and Dean at Montana State University-Northern in Havre, Montana, where she worked in the College of Education. She was responsible for accreditation, certification, program development and review, personnel supervision and campus leadership. 

During her career, she also served as a faculty member at Montana State University-Northern, was a doctoral program graduate assistant at the University of Montana, Missoula, and a teacher in Musselshell and Billings, Montana.

Tande has been involved with a variety of statewide educational projects. She served on the Coordinating Council for the Teacher Education Project and the advisory council for the Catalyst Grant, and was treasurer for the Nebraska Association of Colleges and Teacher Education (NCATE) for three years. She also assisted with the assessment leadership endorsement and P-16 language arts endorsement.

A three-time graduate of the University of Montana in Missoula, Tande earned a bachelor and master’s degree in elementary education. She then acquired her doctorate in education curriculum and instruction.

"I am very excited to work in the Nebraska State College System Office and I look forward to the new opportunities this position will provide. I welcome the chance to work with my colleagues at the three colleges in this new capacity and am happy to continue to serve within the system," Tande said.

The Nebraska State College System serves close to 8,000 students from Nebraska and the surrounding states through three geographically diverse institutions: Chadron State College, Peru State College, and Wayne State College. Combined, the three colleges offer more than 200 degree, certificate, and pre-professional programs that are accessible on the three campuses, via the Internet, and in several satellite locations throughout the state. With more than 250 credentialed faculty members and 50,000 successful graduates, the Nebraska State College System provides significant human and intellectual capital that contributes to the current and future economic strength of the State of Nebraska.