Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
The Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences serves as a
member of the Dean’s senior leadership team to provide vision, leadership, and administrative
oversight for undergraduate programs, policies, and curricula. The primary purpose of the role is to
facilitate a high-quality, rigorous, and positive experience for undergraduate students with respect to
the administrative face of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The two major aspects of this role
are: (1) to interact effectively and collaboratively with other groups on campus that deal with
undergraduate programs, policies, and curricula; and, (2) to provide oversight to the CLAS Advising
Office, including dealing directly with students in cases of serious misconduct or appeals that have
risen to a high level.
Duties
The Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs is charged with broad issues of student interaction with
the College (outside of the classroom) in terms of:
o long-range planning
o developing and implementing new programs
o facilitating experiential learning and undergraduate research
o assessing and revising policy related to undergraduate programs at the University level
o interfacing with others at UCD to plan and implement undergraduate programs,
including but not limited to:
 the new SIS system
 Early Alert
 Honors program
 campus-wide retention plan
 transfer agreements with other institutions
 State Guaranteed Transfer Agreement
 CCHE issues
 probation/suspension policies and the like
o working with staff in Student Life on student conduct issues that may affect a student’s
academic record
o serving regularly on various committees, including:
 the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Ethics Committee (Chair)
 Executive Committee Meeting (Dean and Associate Deans)
 Leadership Team Meeting (all Dean’s office staff)
 Undergraduate Working Group
 Denver Bound Scholarship Interviews
The Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs also provides oversight to the CLAS Advising Office
by: (1) supervising the Assistant Dean for advising; (2) working with the Assistant Dean and staff to
make changes as needed for improved operation of the Advising Office; (3) providing input to the
design and implementation of an assessment plan for CLAS Advising with special emphasis on
learning outcomes, and retention and persistence rates; and, (4) assuming primary responsibility for
issues or situations which require her/his attention at the request of the Assistant Dean, after the latter’s
initial attention.