Associate deans
Lori Pile
313-577-9104 | loripile@wayne.edu
- Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
- Academic staff ESS promotions and selective salary processes
- Accelerated programs (with AD Graduate Studies)
- CLAS college group requirements
- Curriculum development for undergrad/grad (courses, programs)
- First-year programs – 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 enrollments (with associate director of student services)
- Undergraduate student recruitment
- Undergraduate student retention
Jennifer Wareham
313-577-2094 | jwareham@wayne.edu
- Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Graduate Studies
- Accelerated programs (with AD 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
- Negotiations
- Online courses and programs (with AD Research & Space)
- Part-time faculty hiring
- Recruitment – undergrad and graduate including orientations
- Retirement and phased retirement
- Sabbaticals, leaves, modified duties
Cláudio Verani
313-577-2530 | claudio.verani@wayne.edu
- Associate Dean for Research, Space and Special Projects
- Humanities Commons
- Internal research awards (OVPR & Provost)
- Liaison to C&IT – Computer & Information Technology
- 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 & SoM)
- Museum development
- Portal to the community (with Michigan Science Center)
- Post-doc affairs
- Research support – aspects of promotion & tenure (with AD Faculty Affairs)
- Research support – extramural grant capture
- Research support – award management (pre and post; with OVPR)
- Research support – CLAS Science Stores
- Research support – grant writing workshops for faculty
- Research support – humanities, life, physical and social sciences
- Research support – undergraduate research development
- Research support – procuring research matching (with OVPR / Provost's Office)
- Research support – 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