Gustavus Adolphus College

 

Section One - Introduction

About This Handbook 1:1
Academic Department Chairs 1:2
Administrative Council 1:3
Office of the Dean of the Faculty 1:4
Faculty Committee Chairs 1:5
Academic Calendar 1:6

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Section1:1

Dear Department Chair,

This guidelines publication brings together into one place specific administrative items for which academic Department Chairs have unique responsibilities.

You are invited to call to our attention any procedures which are not clear or which should be added. In the next edition, the information can be corrected and/or updated to help each Department Chair become even more effective and efficient in meeting her/his chair responsibilities.

Thank you for the leadership you provide to your department and the academic program.

Eric Eliason and Mariangela Maguire
Academic Deans

About this handbook This Handbook is published by the Provost's Office to provide a ready reference for Department Chairs. It is updated continuously, online, throughout the year. Please direct comments, concerns and questions to Shanon Nowell, Ext. 7541. Thanks!

Section 1:2

A listing of the names, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of the Chairpersons of the Academic Departments is available online at: gustavus.edu/provost/deptchairs/chairs.cfm

Section 1:3

The President's Cabinet

Responsibility for supervising and directing the operations of the College rests with the major divisional heads listed below. These chief administrative officers, together with the President, constitute the President's Cabinet through which the various administrative offices correlate their activities. The description of each person's specific responsibilities is given in the Academic Catalog, under "Administrative Organization."

Name	Phone	Email
Jack R. Ohle	7538	president@gustavus.edu
Mark Anderson	7676	markande@gustavus.edu
Jolene Christensen	7538	jolene@gustavus.edu
Gwendolyn Freed	6355	gfreed@gustavus.edu
Thomas W. Young		tyoung3@gustavus.edu
Mary E. Morton	7541	mmorton@gustavus.edu
Henry Toutain	7526	htoutain@gustavus.edu
Kenneth Westphal	7499	kwestpha@gustavus.edu

Section 1:4

Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

The persons in the Provost's Office to whom many questions can be addressed are given below.

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs	Mary E. Morton	7541	mmorton@gustavus.com
Academic Dean	Eric Eliason	7541	eliason@gustavus.edu
Academic Dean	Mariangela Maguire	7541	mmaguire@gustavus.edu
Assistant to the Provost	Shanon Nowell	7541	snowell@gustavus.edu
Administrative Assistant	Judy Roberts	6223	jroberts@gustavus.edu
Administrative Assistant	Jennifer Schmidt	7675	jschmid4@gustavus.edu

The Academic Deans to whom many questions can be addressed are given below.

Department or Program	Eric	Mariangela
Art & Art History		X
Biology		X
Chemistry		X
Classics	X
Communication Studies		X
Economics & Management	X
Elementary & Secondary Education		X
English	X
Environmental Studies		X
Geography	X
Geology		X
Health & Exercise Science		X
History	X
Interdisciplinary Studies		X
Japanese Studies	X
Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies		X
Library		X
Mathematics & Computer Science		X
Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures	X
Music		X
Nursing		X
Peace Studies		X
Philosophy	X
Physics		X
Political Science	X
Psychology	X
Religion	X
Russian Studies	X
Scandinavian Studies	X
Sociology & Anthropology	X
Theatre & Dance		X
Women's Studies		X

Provost's Office/VPAA Regular Meetings

Meeting	Eric	Mariangela	Mary	Shanon
AACC	X	X	X
Academic Advising		X
Academic Petitions	X
Academic Probations	X
Administrative Council			X
AOC	X
Board Meetings			X
Budget Committee			X
Community Service			X
Compensation Committee	X	X
Curriculum Committee	X	X
Deans' Council	X	X		X
Department Chairs	X	X	X	X
Faculty Development Committee		X
Faculty Meetings	X	X	X	X
Faculty Senate	X	X	X
GTS			X
IACUC				X
IDPC		X
IIAC	X
International Education		X	X
IRB		X
PADC	X
Personnel Committee			X	X
Registrar		X
Student Life	X

Section 1:5

Faculty Committee Chairs

An extremely important part of faculty governance of academic matters at Gustavus involves specific faculty committees. Each committee area of responsibility is listed in the Faculty Handbook, Part 1. The chairs of the specific committees to whom Department Chairs may wish to direct questions and/or concerns are found in the "Green Pages" of the Faculty Book online.

Section 1:6

Academic Calendar

The Gustavus 2006-07 Academic Calendar is available online at: gustavus.edu/registrar/six_year_calendar/six_year_calendar.cfm

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Last modified: July 15, 2008, by Shanon Nowell