4.3 Deans

Deans are appointed by the President with the approval of the Board of Trustees and hold office at the pleasure of the President. Appointments of deans are made after consultation with faculty members from disciplines within the colleges, and the Vice President for Academic Affairs.  In addition to annual administrative evaluations, every five years the Vice President for Academic Affairs conducts in-depth evaluations of deans by the faculty of the respective colleges.  Deans’ responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Coordinating and providing curricular oversight and ongoing assessment of the academic programs and instructional activities of their respective colleges; See presidential policy for University Planning and Assessment;
2.  Recommending appointment, reappointment, promotion, dismissal and non-renewal of faculty, department chairs, program directors/coordinators, program liaisons, and nominations for graduate faculty status.
3. Recommending appointment, reappointment and promotion of staff and directing the work of employees of their respective colleges;
4.  Preparing of annual budget requests for their respective colleges;

5. Overseeing the academic activity of their respective schools including advisement, scholarship and academic discipline;

6. Serving as a medium of communication for all official business of their respective colleges;

7. Submitting annual impact reports detailing the assessment and program improvements of their respective schools;

8. Evaluating associate deans, department chairs, program directors/coordinators, and support staff; and

9. Other duties as assigned.