{"id":269,"date":"2026-07-08T14:21:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openpress.digital.conncoll.edu\/nfgva\/?post_type=chapter&p=269"},"modified":"2026-07-21T18:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:58:09","slug":"office-of-the-dean-of-the-faculty","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/openpress.digital.conncoll.edu\/nfgva\/chapter\/office-of-the-dean-of-the-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of the Dean of the Faculty"},"content":{"raw":"

The Dean of the Faculty is the Chief Academic Officer and oversees all academic departments, centers, and programs at the College. The Dean of the Faculty appoints academic department chairs and directors of interdisciplinary major programs, and is also responsible for the appointment, promotion, tenure and termination of individual faculty members, as well as the academic quality of the College\u2019s curriculum. The Dean of the Faculty works closely with the President, and the Dean of Institutional Equity and Inclusion, to encourage and support faculty initiatives relating to diversity and full participation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Dean of Faculty office is located on the second floor of Fanning. The Dean\u2019s office consists of:<\/p>\r\n

Deborah Eastman<\/strong>, Interim Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Biology (Extension TBD<\/strong>)<\/p>\r\nChad Jones<\/strong>, Associate Dean of the Faculty for Academic Affairs and Professor of Botany (x5304)\r\n

Rosemarie Roberts<\/strong>, Interim Associate Dean of the Faculty for Faculty Affairs, Dayton Professor of Dance (Extension TBD<\/strong>)<\/p>\r\n

Amanda Barnes<\/strong>, Director of Faculty Operations and Secretary to the Faculty\u00a0 (x2870)<\/p>\r\n

Deb Dupuis<\/strong>, Budget Manager and Academic Grant Liaison (Ddupuis@conncoll.edu; x2013)<\/p>\r\n

LaRonda Evans<\/strong>, Faculty Hiring Specialist (levans3@conncoll.edu; x2080)<\/p>\r\nLexa Reinhart<\/strong>, Administrative Assistant to the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, (areinhart@conncoll.edu; x2030)\r\n

The\u00a0<\/span>DoF Moodle Site<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>contains information and resources of importance to faculty. This includes committee rosters, chairs and directors agendas, CAPT Personnel review materials, internal funding and other opportunities, submission sites for Faculty Awards and Annual Reports, sabbatical information, and staffing plans, among other items.<\/p>\r\nAll members of this office are happy to answer any questions you might have!\r\n

In addition to all academic departments and programs, the Dean of Faculty division includes:<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n