{"id":277,"date":"2026-07-08T14:23:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openpress.digital.conncoll.edu\/nfgva\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=277"},"modified":"2026-07-14T19:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T19:32:00","slug":"academic-department-assistants","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/openpress.digital.conncoll.edu\/nfgva\/chapter\/academic-department-assistants\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Department Assistants"},"content":{"raw":"<span><span class=\"no-hyphens\">Academic Department Assistants play a critical role in the functioning of academic departments and will be a key resource for you as a faculty member. Each department\/program has a designated department assistant. The department assistants collaborate as a team, called the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"rId71\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conncoll.edu\/academics\/meet-the-deans\/dean-of-the-faculty\/meet-the-department-assistants\/\">Faculty Administrative Support Team (FASTeam)<\/a><span>, and work closely with department and program chairs as well as many academic and administrative offices across campus.<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_518\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"597\"]<img src=\"http:\/\/openpress.digital.conncoll.edu\/nfgva\/files\/2026\/07\/image17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"329\" class=\"wp-image-518 \" \/> Back row, left to right: Noel Brown, Computer Science and Math and Statistics; Stacey Lion, English, GSIS, Philosophy; Liz Smith, Biology, Botany and ES; Nancy Lewendowski, American Studies,Anthropology, Economics, Hispanic Studies, History, Sociology; Aimme Couture, Dance and Film Studies; Front Row, left to right: Dotty Scott, Physics and Theatre; Kristin Vegeto, Art and Art History; Timmee Kidd, EALC, French, German, Slavic Studies; Lili Visigli, Neuroscience and Psychology; Anna Scanlon, Education and Human Development; Sharon Moody, Gov\/IR and Classics, Jewish Studies and Arabic Studies.[\/caption]","rendered":"<p><span class=\"no-hyphens\">Academic Department Assistants play a critical role in the functioning of academic departments and will be a key resource for you as a faculty member. 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