We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Matt Sowcik will join the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication at the University of Florida in May as an assistant professor of leadership education. Dr. Sowcik is currently a faculty member in leadership studies at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania, where he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on a variety of leadership topics. He was appointed chair of the Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Marketing Department in the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership at Wilkes last year after serving as Director of Leadership Studies for a number of years. Dr. Sowcik earned the B.A. degree in Psychology from Wilkes University, the M.A. degree in organizational leadership from Columbia, and the Ph.D. degree from Gonzaga University in leadership studies. 

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Sowcik to the University of Florida!