Leticia Mendoza ratified dean Basic and Environmental Sciences
SANTO DOMINGO. The dean of the Area of Basic and Environmental Sciences of Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC), Professor Leticia Mendoza, was ratified in her duties by the Rectory, so she will remain in the position until November of 2018.
The Rectory made the announcement after receiving the evaluation report presented by the Evaluation Committee formed by Professor José Feliz, Academic Vice-Rector; Professor Boanerges Domínguez, outstanding professor of the Area of Basic and Environmental Sciences; and engineer Rafael Marion Landais, past rector of INTEC.
The evaluation process responded to the mandate of the Regulations for the Selection and Appointment of the Dean or Dean of the Academic Area, which establishes that at the end of the period for which a dean of the Area has been selected, “the Rector may ratify it for a second or third period, after evaluation of its management ”.
The conclusion of the Commission establishes that "the management of the Dean of Basic and Environmental Sciences is articulated with the missionary purposes of the institution, and a very marked development and progress in this area is evidenced". In addition, the orientation to academic excellence is classified as excellent, for which he recommended “confirming the current dean for a period of three (3) years”.
"The Rectory has welcomed this recommendation enthusiastically," said Rector Rolando M. Guzmán.
Leticia Mendoza
A researcher and lecturer with more than twenty years of experience, Mendoza de Cid has participated in national and international research projects related to Environmental Pollution and Renewable Energy. Mendoza de Cid has a B.A. degree in Chemistry from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), where she graduated with honors "Magna Cum Laude" in 1975. She completed a post-degree in Mathematics for Sample Analysis and another one in Nuclear Analytical Techniques from the Institute of Physics of the UASD. Mendoza de Cid also graduated from the Master's Program in Environmental Management at Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC).
She joined INTEC in the 1978 as a lecturer for a General Chemistry course and later on, starred at INTEC's Administration as the one in charge of the Chemistry Laboratory. In 1988, Mendoza de Cid is promoted to Coordinator of the Chemistry department. In the year 2009 she became Deputy Dean of the Basic and Environmental Sciences. Finally, since 2012 is appointed as Dean.
Her scientific and academic work has been disseminated through our journal, Ciencia y Sociedad, a pioneering and representative publication in the Dominican. She is the author of the Chemistry Lab Manual and for more than twenty years she has been a member of the Scientific Research Council of this university.