4.6 Associate Deans
Associate deans may be appointed by the President to assist academic deans and/or the Vice President for Academic Affairs and serve at the pleasure of the President.
Associate deans are 12-month faculty employees. They normally receive a nine-credit annual course release.
Associate deans’ responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following, as required by the college’s academic dean:
- Assisting the dean with departmental faculty appointment, evaluation and reappointment, promotion, dismissal and non-renewal;
- Assisting with the promotion of quality instruction in the college;
- Preparing annual assessment reports and/or external accreditation documents;
- Scheduling courses as necessary;
- Responding to student academic concerns; and
- Other duties as assigned.