Una Mae Reck is a lifelong educator who brings administrative expertise, enthusiasm, and a love of education to her role as chancellor at Indiana University South Bend.

A native of Houston, Texas, Reck was the first member of her family to attend college. She earned her elementary education degree from the District of Columbia Teachers College in 1968, and became a first-grade teacher in inner-city Washington, D.C. Later, she taught remedial and gifted students in the Appalachian Mountains of Boone, N.C.

Realizing that some children were not given equal opportunities for education, she was motivated to continue her own education. Reck knew that she could make a greater impact by developing curriculum and programs. She earned a master's degree in reading from Federal City College, Washington, D.C., and her doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Her administrative career spans nearly 20 years. Initially, she was the coordinator of planning and curriculum at Reich College of Education, Appalachian State University, Boone, N.C. From 1984 to 1990, she served as assistant dean for curriculum, scholarship, and publications at Reich College, becoming associate dean from 1990 to 1991.

Reck also served as the dean of the College of Education at Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pa., and the vice president for academic affairs at State University of New York at Fredonia.

Reck believes that becoming the chancellor of IU South Bend is the pinnacle of her career. "Building on the strong infrastructure of faculty, staff, students, and programs, we can, as a team, accomplish all the goals within IU South Bend's priorities. Therefore, when we get the option to sit it out or dance—WE WILL DANCE!"