Academic Affairs Realignment What it Means for Faculty and Staff October 2, 2019 Agenda • Why Realign Academic Affairs? • What We Will Achieve • The New Organization • Timeline • Questions and Discussion 2 Why Realign Academic Affairs? • Ensure and enhance academic quality for UMGC students • Position UMGC for long-term growth and stability • Reduce redundancies in existing model • Address discussions that have been ongoing since 2016 3 What We Will Achieve • Program quality and consistency • Discipline-specific communities for faculty • Curriculum-design and course-development efficiency and innovation • Vertical pathways for students • Improved student support and service • Coordinated approach to academic assessment 4 Academic Affairs Organizational Structure Academic Affairs Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer School of Arts and Sciences 5 School of Business School of Cybersecurity and Information Technology Office of the Deputy Chief Academic Officer Student Affairs Academic Operations Academic Assessment School and Functional Unit Relationship Deputy Chief Academic Officer Schools Arts and Sciences Business Cybersecurity and Information Technology Student Affairs Academic Operations Academic Assessment 6 New School Structure and Roles Dean Department Chair Program Directors Collegiate Faculty 7 Academic Program Coordinators Executive Assistant Sr. Director, Academic Initiatives Associate Dean Manager, School Administration Department Chair Program Directors Collegiate Faculty Academic Program Coordinators Department Chair Program Directors Collegiate Faculty Academic Program Coordinators School of Arts and Sciences Kara Van Dam Dean School of Arts & Sciences Associate Dean Department of Sciences Department Chair Program Director Biological Sciences 2 Collegiate Faculty Program Director Biotechnology 1 Collegiate Faculty 8 Academic Coordinators Program Director Environmental Science & Mgmt 2 Collegiate Faculty Sr. Director of Academic Initiatives Executive Assistant Department of Arts & Humanities Department Chair Manager, School Administration 8 Academic Coordinators Director of Assessment, Education Programs Department of Education & Public Service Department Chair Program Director Criminal Justice and Investigative Forensics Program Director Homeland, Intelligence, & Emergency Mgmt. Program Director Community College Policy & Administration Program Director Communications, Journalism & Speech Program Director Art and Graphic Communications Program Director Foreign Languages & Cultural Studies 2 Collegiate Faculty 1 Collegiate Faculty 2 Collegiate Faculty 2 Collegiate Faculty 3 Collegiate Faculty 1 Collegiate Faculty Program Director Educational Technology Program Director Legal Studies 2 Collegiate Faculty Program Director Public Safety Administration Program Director Physical Sciences Program Director Behavioral Sciences Program Director Social Sciences & Gerontology Program Director English Program Director History Program Director Humanities and Philosophy 1 Collegiate Faculty 1 Collegiate Faculty 2 Collegiate Faculty 1 Collegiate Faculty 2 Collegiate Faculty 1 Collegiate Faculty Program Director Political Science Program Director Mathematics & Statistics Program Director Nursing 1 Collegiate Faculty 2 Collegiate Faculty 1 Collegiate Faculty Program Director Psychology 1 Collegiate Faculty 8 3 Academic Coordinators Program Director Writing Across the Curriculum 4 Collegiate Faculty 1 Collegiate Faculty Program Director Education School of Business Bryan Booth Dean School of Business Associate Dean Department of Business Administration Department Chair Program Director Undergraduate Business Administration 2 Collegiate Faculty 4 Academic Coordinators Program Director Graduate Business Administration 4 Collegiate Faculty Sr. Director of Academic Initiatives Department of Finance and Accounting Department Chair Executive Assistant Manager, School Administration Department of Business Management Department 2 Academic Coordinators Program Director Accounting Program Director Finance and Economics 2 Collegiate Faculty 2 Collegiate Faculty Program Director Acquisition and Supply Chain Management Program Director Data Analytics Program Director Human Resources 1 Collegiate Faculty Program Director Global Health Services & Administration 2 Collegiate Faculty Program Director Marketing 1 Collegiate Faculty Program Director Management Foundations, Project Mgmt, Nonprofit & Assoc. Mgmt 3 Collegiate Faculty 9 4 Academic Coordinators Program Director Transformational Leadership School of Cybersecurity and Information Technology Doug Harrison Dean School of Cybersecurity and Information Technology Associate Dean Sr. Director Center for Security Studies Program Director Cloud Computing & Telecommunications Program Director Information Assurance 10 Sr. Director of Academic Initiatives Department of Cybersecurity Department Chair 4 Academic Coordinators Program Director Cybersecurity Mgmt & Policy Program Director Digital Forensics & Cyber Investigation Executive Assistant Manager, School Administration Department of Information Technology Department Chair 4 Academic Coordinators Program Director Digital Media & Web Technology Program Director Information Systems Mgmt 1 Collegiate Faculty 3 Collegiate Faculty Program Director Computer Networks & Cybersecurity Program Director Software Development & Security Program Director Computer & Information Science Program Director Information Technology Core 3 Collegiate Faculty 1 Collegiate Faculty 1 Collegiate Faculty 2 Collegiate Faculty Functional Support Unit Structure Office of the Deputy Chief Academic Officer Academic Administration Academic Planning and Partnerships Faculty Affairs Accreditation, Compliance and Reporting Academic Integrity CBE and Curriculum Design Course Development 11 Student Affairs First Term Experience and Tutoring Services Retention Initiatives Library Services UMGC Virtual Labs Student Resolution and Judicial Affairs Academic Operations Registrar Degree Audit Academic Pathways Data & Systems Scheduling Academic Assessment Center for Innovation in Learning and Student Success (CILSS) Institutional Research Course Evaluation Academic Assessment Functional Support Units Office of the Deputy Chief Academic Officer Academic Administration Academic Planning and Partnerships Faculty Affairs Accreditation, Compliance and Reporting Academic Integrity CBE and Curriculum Design Course Development 12 • Centralizes core academic administration functions • Spans lifecycle of administrative operations • Ensures consistent, efficient support to schools and other stakeholders Functional Support Units Student Affairs First Term Experience and Tutoring Services Retention Initiatives Library Services UMGC Virtual Labs Student Resolution and Judicial Affairs 13 • Centralizes student-facing teams and services • Coordinates first-term courses, graduate and undergraduate • Creates clear pathways for students to access academic support Functional Support Units Academic Operations Registrar Student Records Graduation Services Degree Audit Academic Pathways Data & Systems Scheduling 14 • Administers all student-records services, systems, and operations • Coordinates straight-line pathways • Implements innovations in Prior Learning Assessment and articulation agreements Functional Support Units Academic Assessment Center for Innovation in Learning and Student Success (CILSS) Institutional Research Course Evaluation Academic Assessment 15 • Ensures a comprehensive vision and plan for assessment and course evaluation • Provides unified data governance and data quality for Academic Affairs • Leverages CILSS to research, evaluate, and support innovation Peter Smith Senior Vice President & Chief Academic Officer (Interim) Academic Affairs Blakely Pomietto Deputy Chief Academic Officer School of Arts & Sciences School of Business Kara Van Dam Dean Bryan Booth Dean Executive Assistant Associate Dean Sr. Dir, Academic Initiatives Manager, School Administration Department Chairs Program Directors Executive Assistant Sr. Dir, Academic Initiatives School of Cybersecurity & IT Doug Harrison Dean Associate Dean Executive Assistant Manager, School Administration Sr. Dir, Academic Initiatives Department Chairs Academic Program Coordinators Collegiate Faculty Program Directors Academic Program Coordinators Program Directors Collegiate Faculty Faculty Affairs Accreditation, Compliance, & Reporting Academic Integrity CBE and Curriculum Design Academic Program Coordinators Course Development Collegiate Faculty Kris McCall Vice President First Term Experience and Tutoring Services Retention Initiatives Registrar Degree Audit Library Services UMGC Virtual Labs Academic Pathways Data & Systems Student Resolution & Judicial Affairs Manager, School Administration Academic Planning & Partnerships Department Chairs Martina Hansen Vice President 16 Associate Dean Academic Administration Scheduling Chris Davis Associate Vice President Center for Innovation in Learning & Student Success (CILSS) Institutional Research Course Evaluation Academic Assessment Timeline • October 3: Available positions will be posted on the Careers@UMGC portal in Workday through October 10. • October 4: Human Resources will send memos to reassigned employees. • October 7- November 15: Interviews for all positions will take place. • November 29: Employees will be notified of the outcome of their interviews. • January 5: New Academic Affairs organization is operational. 17 Contact Us Office of Chief Academic Officer Human Resources Employee Relations Human Resources Recruiting CAO-Office@umuc.edu HRER@umuc.edu HRJobs@umuc.edu Office of Chief Academic Officer Engage Page 18 Questions and Discussion