Former Virginia Gov. Gerald L. Baliles announced today that he will step down as director and CEO of the University of Virginia Miller Center of Public Affairs at the end of the calendar year.

Abrams will lead the University’s efforts to recruit and retain an excellent and diverse faculty, succeeding Gertrude Fraser, who returned to teaching.

Tanzer will return to teaching once her term ends, having successfully achieved numerous strategic goals for the school over the past four years.

An electrical and computer engineering professor, Holmes will focus on the undergraduate educational experience with an emphasis on initiatives emerging from the strategic planning process.

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has selected President Teresa A. Sullivan to serve on a committee that will advise and help shape the association’s efforts on research funding, indirect cost recovery, public access for publications, commercialization of technology and other issues.

Auxiliary enterprises “are an important part of the fabric of life at universities and colleges,” and contribute mightily to the student experience at U.Va., according to a University statement.

With the departure of Vice President and Chief Information Officer James Hilton, ITS will be split into academic and administrative arms on an interim basis.