Associate deans

Associate dean for undergraduate studies

Areas of responsibility

  • Academic staff ESS promotions and selective salary processes
  • Accelerated programs (with AD for graduate studies)
  • CLAS college group requirements
  • Curriculum development for undergrad/grad (courses, programs)
  • First-year programs and learning communities
  • General education requirements
  • Internal awards (CLAS teaching and Academy of Scholars)
  • Student diversity, equity and inclusion (undergraduate)
  • Student scholarships
  • Student success for undergrad (grade appeals, student conduct, other services)
  • Transfer, articulation, and pathway agreements
  • Undergraduate academic advising
  • Undergraduate assessment (with AD for graduate studies)
  • Undergraduate course enrollments (with AD for graduate studies)
  • Undergraduate enrollments (with associate director of student services)
  • Undergraduate student recruitment
  • Undergraduate student retention

Associate dean for faculty affairs and graduate studies

Areas of responsibility

  • Academic Program Review (APR) 
  • Accelerated programs (with AD for undergraduate studies)
  • Accreditation
  • Adjunct and emeritus position requests
  • Chair and director searches
  • CLAS graduate programs/CLAS master's office
  • Contract issues
  • Course enrollments
  • Faculty development and mentoring
  • Faculty diversity and inclusion
  • Faculty salary processes
  • Faculty promotion and tenure
  • Faculty renewals and retention
  • Faculty searches and hiring (with AD for research)
  • Graduate assessment (with AD for undergraduate studies)
  • Graduate enrollments (with AD for undergraduate studies)
  • Graduate faculty appointments
  • Graduate student funding
  • Graduate student retention
  • Graduate student-teacher training
  • Graduate student diversity and inclusion
  • Graduate student recruitment
  • Graduate student success (grade appeals, student conduct, other services)
  • Graduate teaching assistants (GTA)
  • Internal awards (Graduate School and Humanities Center)
  • Liaison to Graduate School
  • Liaison to centers and programs
  • Negotiations
  • Online courses and programs (with AD for research and space)
  • Part-time faculty hiring
  • Recruitment: undergrad and graduate including orientations
  • Retirement and phased retirement
  • Sabbaticals, leaves, modified duties

Associate dean for research, space and special projects

Areas of responsibility

  • Humanities Commons
  • Internal research awards (OVPR and provost)
  • Liaison to Computer & Information Technology (C&IT)
  • Liaison with FP&M Facilities Planning & Management
  • Liaison to OEHS Office of Environmental Health & Safety
  • Liaison to OVPR Office of the Vice-President for Research
  • Med-Direct program selection of applicants (with Honors College and SoM)
  • Museum development
  • Portal to the community (with Michigan Science Center)
  • Post-doc affairs
  • Research support
    • Aspects of promotion and tenure (with AD for faculty affairs)
    • Extramural grant capture
    • Award management (pre and post; with OVPR)
    • CLAS Science Store
    • Grant writing workshops for faculty
    • Humanities, life, physical and social sciences
    • Undergraduate research development
    • Procuring research matching (with OVPR / Provost's Office)
    • Publication subventions
    • Research support Startup discussions STEM hires (with AD for faculty affairs)
  • Safety issues Chemistry Safety Committee
  • Space allocations and renovations
  • Space strategic planning (with FP&M)
  • Student recruitment college committee
  • Student recruitment international efforts (with global engagement)
  • Student recruitment focus groups (with Provost's Office)
  • Student Service Fee allocations
  • Special programs one-time funds, infrastructure development