Academic Affairs
The Academic Affairs Office coordinates academic planning, scheduling, student academic support, and the development and maintenance of academic policies. This includes:
- Academic programs
- Faculty
- Academic support programs (advising, tutoring)
- Co-curricular opportunities (Honors, Undergraduate Research)
Chief Academic Officer: Dr. Dale Jones
Dr. Jones is responsible for:
- Overall Strategic Planning for Academic Programs and Faculty
- Overall Strategic Planning for Academic Support Programs
Associate Chief Academic Officer: Dr. Lynda Goldstein
Dr. Goldstein provides support to the Chief Academic Officer in the following:
- Promotion and Tenure
- Yearly Faculty Reviews
- Assessment of Academic Programs
- Searches for Tenure-Track Faculty
- Collaboration with Program Coordinators
- Finances for Professional Development and for Programmatic Offerings
- Support to Established Shared Academic Programs
- Determining Faculty for University Awards (Atherton, Eisenhower and Alumni Teaching Awards)
Assistant to the Chief Academic Officer: Dr. Robert Faux
Dr. Faux provides support to the Chief Academic Officer in the following:
- Academic Progress of Students
- Workloads for Full-Time and Part-Time Instructors
- Coordination of Course Offerings
- Academic Advising and Learning Support
- Searches for Non-Tenure Faculty and Fixed-Term Faculty
- Academic Integrity and Grade Mediation and Adjudication Cases
- Honors Program and Related Activities
- Collaboration with Continuing Education
