Current Associate Dean

The current Associate Dean for Personnel, Budget and Research is Alan Vaux.

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of the Associate Dean for Personnel, Budget and Research can be grouped in the areas below; click a group title to see more specific descriptions.

[ Personnel ] [ Budget ] [ Research ] [ Statistics ] [ Miscellaneous ]

Personnel

With respect to faculty the Associate Dean for Personnel, Budget and Research:

• assists in determination of necessity for positions;
• obtain appropriate approvals for positions;
• interview candidates;
• process applications for appointment to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

With respect to graduate assistants the Associate Dean for Personnel, Budget and Research:

• assists in the allocation of funds to departments for Graduate Assistants;
• monitors allocations made to departments;
• process applications for appointment to the Graduate School.

With respect to civil service the Associate Dean for Personnel, Budget and Research:

• assists in the decision to request or terminate civil service employees;
• processes papers to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

In other personnel matters, the Associate Dean for Personnel, Budget and Research:

• signs appointment applications;
• reviews and signs resignation forms;
• reviews and signs "Change of Assignment" forms.

In matters of faculty promotion and faculty tenure, the Associate Dean for Personnel, Budget and Research:

• reviews Chairs' recommendations for promotion and advise Dean on his recommendation to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost;
• reviews Chairs' recommendations for tenure and advise Dean on his recommendation to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost.

Budget

The Associate Dean for Personnel, Budget and Research:

• assists the Dean in budget preparation, justification, and allocation of discretionary funds;
• acts as Comptroller for College and Departmental operating budgets;
• reviews budget reports; sign requisitions, etc., for Dean;
• assists departments in determining the most effective way of solving budgetary problems;
• maintains records of college financial flexibility and advises the Dean on sources of funds for various needs;
• assists the Dean in allocation of salary increase funds;
• advises the Dean on the appropriateness of Chairs' allocation of salary increases;
• assists the Dean in allocation of extra travel funds to faculty;
• assists the Dean in allocation of Graduate Development Funds to graduate students and faculty.

Research Oversight

The Associate Dean for Personnel, Budget and Research:

• reviews and processes internal and external grant proposals of faculty;
• advises researchers, chairs, the Office of Research Development and Administration, and the Dean of the college on the merits and feasibility of research proposals;
• evaluates the use of faculty time on research by means of research reports;
• cooperate and assist in efforts to achieve outside support for faculty for research.

Statistical Studies of the College and its Departments

The Associate Dean for Personnel, Budget and Research:

• assists the Dean of the College in developing appropriate goals, assumptions, and methods of statistical studies;
• coordinates efforts of the College Chairs in developing College and departmental statistical studies.

Miscellaneous

The Associate Dean for Personnel, Budget and Research:

• serves as resource person on Liberal Arts Council and its committees;
• assumes duties of Dean and other Associate Dean of the College when necessary;
• represents the College in the absence of the Dean; and
• performs other duties as assigned by the Dean.