University of Colorado Denver College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dean’s Office Responsibilities Chart
Dan Howard, Dean
JANUARY 2010
ASSOCIATE DEANS
BRENDA J. ALLEN
LAURA ARGYS
TAMMY STONE
Associate Dean - Planning and Initiatives
Associate Dean - Research and Creative Activities
Associate Dean - Curriculum and Student Affairs
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Strategic Plan and Signature Areas
Space Issues and Planning
Consolidation-related Initiatives
Interdisciplinary Programs
RTP -- Chair, Dean’s Advisory Committee
Faculty Mentoring Program
CLAS Advancing Curricula and Teaching Grant Award
CLAS Ethics
Liaison to: VP/AVC for Diversity & Inclusion; Anschutz,
Metro State, CCD; Alumni & Corporate Relations, CU
Foundation
Committees: CLAS Leadership Team; AD/ASG;
Facilities/Infrastructure Action Committee/Space
Planning; CLAS Council; CLAS Diversity Committee
(Chair)
Supervise Director, Signature Areas & CPE; Webmaster;
BSS Lab Director
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Research and Creative Activities Policy and Initiatives
CRISP and Dissemination Grant Awards
Post-Tenure Review
Faculty Hiring
Faculty Awards
Sponsored Research
Pre-award
Post-award
Human Subjects/IRB
Animal Care
Campus and CLAS Committee Elections and Staffing
Undergraduate Research and Experiential Learning
Liaison to Office of Grants and Contracts; School of Public
Health
Committees: CLAS Leadership Team; AD/ASG;
ERA/InfoEd; Budget Priorities Committees, IACUC
Supervise Grants Coordinator, SASL Coordinator and FAST
Lab Coordinator
 Curriculum: Course scheduling w/Ass’t to Dean, Scheduling
Catalog w/Ass’t to Dean, Graduate Coordinator
 Oversight for CLAS Advising Office
 Undergraduate programs and policy
 Assessment plan for Advising
 Faculty & staff HR & benefit issues; Faculty & staff
grievances; staff PPP processes/workload
 Program Review
 Outcomes Assessment
 Liaison to: The Graduate School, Architecture and Planning
Accreditation (2010-2011); DDC Student Affairs; School of
Education; Admissions (for program development)
 Committees: Undergraduate Working Group; CLAS
Leadership Team; AD/ASG; EPPC/Curriculum;
Academic Standards, QUE, College and Campus
wide assessment committees, Maymester taskforce.
 Supervise Assistant Dean for Student Advising; Course and
Curriculum Coordinator; Catalog, Graduate
Coordinator
STAFF
KUAN-YI ROSE CHANG
STEVE HONDA
VANDY O’BRIEN
JOANN PORTER
Assistant Dean for International Education
Assistant Dean for Budget and Finance
College Accountant
Financial Compliance Coordinator
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Oversee CLAS International Programs
All aspects of International College at Beijing
International Travel Studies
International Exchanges and Collaborations
Committees: CLAS Leadership Team; AD/ASG;
ICB program accreditation
Liaison to: OIA, China Agricultural University
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Budget
Allocations
Fund Transfers
Financial Reporting
Planning/Forecasting
Payroll Reconciliation
Analysis
Financial Query Development
Data Research/Modeling
Administration
Space Inventory Coordinator
Systems Access Coordinator
Equipment Inventory Coordinator
Financial Transaction Authorizer
Supervise College Accountant, Financial Compliance
Coordinator, HR Coordinator
Committees: CLAS Leadership Team; BPC (exofficio); Fiscal Managers Group
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Accounting
Procurement – POs, SPOs, Vouchers
Journal Entries
Reconciliation of Dean’s Office & Central
Accounts
Contracts & Grants Accounting
Tuition Awards
UROP Awards
Committees: Sponsored Programs Fiscal Managers
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Compliance
Financial Review
Financial Training
Policy Development
Fiscal Certifications
Audit Responses
Contracts & Grants Proposal Development
Communication
Security Processes
Committees: Fiscal Managers Group; Sponsored
Programs Fiscal Managers; System-wide Accounting
System Overhaul Committee
STAFF
HEATHER SOURS
KATY BROWN
TIM STALKER
CAROL ACHZIGER
JILL HUTCHISON
HR Coordinator
Marketing and Communications Manager
Webmaster
Grant Development Coordinator
Catalog, Graduate Coordinator
 Faculty Contracts
 Approval of department appointments
Lecturers
Student Assistants
Teaching Assistants
Research Assistants
 Leave Reporting
 PeopleSoft and personnel record-keeping
 Committees: Dean’s Advisory Committee; Faculty
Awards Committee
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Develop, implement and execute marketing
strategies for the College, its programs and
services
Raise level of awareness of the College
through public relations and communications
Develop and supervise marketing budget
Organize community outreach efforts
Work closely w/the CU Foundation on
development initiatives
Liaison to: Integrated University
Communications, Alumni Association
Committees: Communications Advisory
Council; CLAS Leadership Team; CLAS
Web committee; CLAS Chairs
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Design, develop and create content for CLAS
websites: Dean’s Office, Departments,
Interdisciplinary programs
Select, train and support software for website
maintenance
Coordinate inter-departmental collaboration
that improves the experience for CLAS web
visitors
Provide knowledge for opportunities to
improve CLAS website content for key
audiences
Committees: CLAS Web Committee
(Chair); Schools and Colleges
Communications Group
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Sponsored Research and Creative
Activities
Contracts and grants proposal
development
Budget preparation assistance for
sponsored research
Grant proposal routing, submission and
tracking
Sponsored research opportunities
information
Policy evaluation and information
dissemination
Committees: Grants Assistance Team
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Coordinate graduate degree audit; maintain
graduate files
Troubleshoot all problems for master’s
students: Registrations for thesis/project/ind.
study; resolution of GPA and requirement
issues; probation & suspension
Signature authority for graduate forms
Coordinate and edit annual revision of CLAS
portion of the catalog; liaison to
Marketing/Communications; confer w/chairs,
course management, and EPCC to ensure all
paperwork and approvals are in place
Committees: EPCC – staff support, minutes,
record keeping. Report decisions to the
Office of Institutional Research and Records;
CLAS Web Committee; DARS Degree Audit
working group; new ISIS implementation
MARY ANNE DELAPP
CAROL RIVAS-MORKEN
LAUREL DODDS
BEVERLY ANDES
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Assistant Dean for Student Advising
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Direct Office of Advising
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Student Retention and Persistence
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Degree Audit
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Orientation; Advising 1001 group advising and first year
experience; Early Alert, Probation and Suspension
Program; New student initiatives
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SIS Replacement (Campus Solutions)
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Design and implement assessment plan for Advising
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Student Petitions and Appeals: Late semester petitions;
Retroactive Drop/Add; Internships; Graduation
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Student Registration Forms
Independent Study
Schedule Adjustment
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Oversee undergraduate graduation certification process
and procedures;
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Oversee undergraduate teacher education program
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Outreach: Future Teacher EXPO; Denver Transfer
Initiative
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Supervise advisors and staff
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Committees: CLAS Leadership Team, CLAS Scholarship
Committee, Undergraduate Work Group, Quality
Undergraduate Experience, & Early Alert Work Group
Director, Initiatives and Continuing & Professional
Development
Course and Curriculum Coordinator
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Provide professional administrative support for the Dean
and the College
Manage CLAS Dean’s office administration, including
scheduling and preparing for meetings, managing the
Dean’s calendar, providing fiscal support for the Dean,
serving as initial contact for the Dean’s office and as staff
administrative liaison for various College committees.
Perform various communication roles, including
developing and implementing acknowledgements,
managing listservs, and working with the Marketing/
Communications Manager
Assist Dean and Associate Deans with special projects
Manage special events for the Dean’s office
Manage all facilities-related tasks
Supervise student assistants
Committees: CLAS Chairs; CLAS Council; CLAS
Leadership Team
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Coordinate development and implementation of
CLAS Signature Areas, including:
Assist with developing five-year strategic
plans
Oversee development of budgets for each area
Identify potential sources of funding
Participate in grant writing
Support organization of a research agenda for
each area
Support academic program development
Identify outreach opportunities
Direct Continuing & Professional Education (CPE)
and Domestic Travel Study programs
Assist CLAS Diversity Liaison
Assist with developing new initiatives and plans
Committees: CLAS CPE Advisory Committee;
CLAS Council; CLAS Chairs; CLAS Diversity
Council; campus CPE directors council
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Coordinate the CLAS schedule of courses w/chairs;
manage course updates, rooming requests, and
enrollment data
Serve as staff support to the EPCC Curriculum Subcommittee in their review of course proposals/revisions
Serve as CLAS liaison to the Registrar’s Office for
course inventory, course scheduling, enrollment
management, rooming, and new initiatives
Committees: EPCC Curriculum Sub-committee,
Continuing & Professional Education (CPE) Directors
Meeting, campus-wide Course Coordinators Group