The Academic Affairs Office coordinates academic planning, scheduling, student academic support, and the development and maintenance of academic policies. This includes:

Academic Programs

  • Assessment of academic programs
  • Collaboration with program coordinators
  • Academic support programs (advising, tutoring)
  • Co-curricular opportunities (e.g., Honors Program, Undergraduate Research, Sustainability in the Curriculum)
  • Finances for programmatic offerings
  • Academic budgets
  • Course scheduling and room assignments
  • Support to established shared academic programs
  • Coordination of course offerings
  • Collaboration with Continuing Education

Academic Support for Students

  • Academic progress of students
  • Honors Program and related activities
  • Undergraduate research
  • Academic awards & Dean’s list
  • Academic advising and learning support
  • Academic integrity, and grade mediation and adjudication cases
  • Career planning
  • Commencement

Faculty Affairs

  • Faculty searches (tenure track, non-tenure track, and fixed term)
  • Promotion and tenure
  • Yearly faculty reviews
  • Workloads for full-time and part-time instructors
  • Determining faculty for university awards
  • Finances for professional development
  • Faculty travel (including international)