Current Associate Dean

The position of Associate Dean for Student and Curricular Affairs is currently vacant.

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of the Associate Dean for Student and Curricular Affairs can be grouped in the areas below; click a group title to see more specific descriptions.

[ Student Affairs ] [ Curriculum and Programs ] [  Instructional Evaluation ] [ Academic Advisement ] [ Recruitment and Retention ] [ Liaison ] [ Miscellaneous ]

Student Affairs

The Associate Dean for Student and Curricular Affairs:

• processes all grade changes for the College;
• provides liaison between students and faculty, and adjudicates grading problems;
• approves late withdrawals and late adds;
• approves overloads; approves minors and distributions outside the College;
• provides liaison with the Office of Admissions and Records;
• represents the College on Graduation Appeals Committee;
• processes and adjudicates readmission to the College after suspension.

Curriculum and Programs

The Associate Dean for Student and Curricular Affairs:

• processes, approves, and handles forms for adding, modifying, and dropping courses and degree requirements;
• maintains and checks catalog copy of the College;
• confers with faculty on curriculum, program ideas, and courses;
• provides liaison with other Colleges in interdisciplinary courses and programs;
• plans Honors Day and Graduation ceremonies;
• serves as Director of the University Studies degree program;
• coordinates distance learning activities.

Evaluation of Instructors and Instructional Programs

The Associate Dean for Student and Curricular Affairs:

• assists the College Dean, Chairs and Directors, and faculty in developing methods of evaluating curricula, courses, and instructors of College academic programs;
• coordinates College assessment of undergraduate majors and University Core Curriculum;
• assists the Dean in tenure, promotion and merit evaluations as these activities relate to the College's academic programs;
• assists the Dean with interviewing and screening of faculty candidates.

Academic Advisement

The Associate Dean for Student and Curricular Affairs:

• supervises, through the Chief Academic Advisor, the operation of the College of Liberal Arts Academic Advisement Office;
• works with advisors in advising and handling special problems;
• serves as fiscal officer for the College Advisement unit.

Recruitment and Retention

The Associate Dean for Student and Curricular Affairs:

• takes the lead, with the Dean, in the development and implementation of a student recruitment and retention plan for the College;
• supervises the Coordinator of Recruitment and Retention;
• serves as coordinator of the College's enrollment management plan;
• assists the Dean in the development and implementation of a plan to raise new financial assistance money for student recruitment;
• represents the College at off-campus guest functions (high school and community college guest days, counselor guest days, and transfer days).

Liaison

The Associate Dean for Student and Curricular Affairs is a liaison between the College of Liberal Arts Dean's Office and other units, including:

• Division of Continuing Education;
• Career Services;
• College of Education Teacher Training Programs;
• Admissions and Records;
• Office of Transitional Programs.

Miscellaneous

The Associate Dean for Student and Curricular Affairs:

• serves as a resource person for the SIUC Sexual Harassment Policy
  • conducts sexual harassment workshops;
  • investigates sexual harassment complaints.
• assumes fiscal signature responsibility of the Dean and the other Associate Dean when necessary;
• assumes duties of the Dean and the other Associate Dean when necessary;
• serves as resource person on the College of Liberal Arts Council and its committees;
• represents the College in the absence of the Dean;
• participates in College budget and planning activities;
• performs other duties as assigned by the Dean.