Dean's Office-Who Does What
Office of Academic Programs
The Associate Dean for Academic Programs (ADAP) leads the Office of Academic Programs. Responsibilities for this office involves all aspects of undergraduate and graduate curriculum, including course and program changes and development; general education, major, School and IUPUI curriculum requirements; course scheduling and enrollments; course, program, and department assessment of curriculum and instruction; as well as graduate program and student oversight and support (e.g., block grants, internships, research assistantships). In addition, the ADAP provides school leadership on the development of new majors, certificates and programs.
Rebecca Shrum, Interim Associate Dean of Academic Programs, Assistant Director of Public History, and Associate Professor of History, rshrum@iupui.edu, 317-274-3916, CA441
Candice Smith, Academic Programs Manager, canlsmit@iupui.edu, 317-274-8305, CA441
Office of Development & External Affairs
The Associate Dean for Development and External Affairs (ADDEA) leads the Office of Development and External Affairs. This office is responsible for administration of School advancement efforts including fundraising, communications and marketing, media relations, alumni and volunteer engagement, and event planning. The ADDEA and staff are the key liaisons to the School of Liberal Arts with the IU Foundation, IU Alumni Association, and IU Communications. The Office is the resource for Liberal Arts units regarding policies and practices for administration of philanthropic funds, alumni data and records, media outreach, communications and marketing, university brand standards, and event management. Also within the ADDEA’s portfolio is management of the School and unit websites; School-level social media; recruitment materials and promotional items; annual, major, and planned gift fundraising; Dean’s Advisory Council; donor relations and stewardship; and management of school-level events (such as the Celebration of Scholarship, the Joseph Taylor Symposium, the Sabbatical Speaker Series, the Barlow Lecture, etc.).
Liz Goodfellow, Executive Director for Advancement, lgoodfel@iupui.edu, 371-274-1496, CA436
Sherry Minton, Director of Marketing and Communication, shminton@iupui.edu, 317-278-1055, CA436D
Tricia O’Neil, Associate Director of Donor and Volunteer Relations, peoneil@iupui.edu, 317-278-1074, CA436
Madeline Richard, Assistant Director of Development, mr65@iupui.edu, 317-274-3185, CA436
Office of Faculty Affairs
The Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs (ADFA) leads the Office of Faculty Affairs. Responsibilities for this office involve all aspects of faculty hiring, development, review, leaves, and awards/recognition. In addition, the ADFA provides support to department chairs and program directors in their roles as unit heads.
Thomas Upton, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Director of the Program for Intensive English and Professor of English, tupton@iupui.edu, 317-274-4226, CA441D
Candice Smith, Academic Programs Manager, canlsmit@iupui.edu, 317-274-8305, CA441
Office of Finance & Administration
The Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration leads the Office of Finance and Administration. This office is responsible for Budgeting, Strategic Financial Analysis and Financial Management, Payroll, Human Resources Administration, and Operations. The Office of Finance and Administration also provides support in the training and supervision of department and program staff.
Rick Hanson, 274-4937, CA403, rhanson@iupui.edu, Assistant Dean for Finance and Admininstration
Ellen Van De Voorde, 274-4953, CA403A, evandevo@iupui.edu, Director of Finance and Administration
Connie Ely, 274-7124, CA403A, cely@iupui.edu, Assistant Director of Finance and Administration
Wanda Colwell, 274-9841, CA406A, wsthomps@iupui.edu, Finance Affairs Assistant
Eric Hamilton, 274-8207, CA406A, elhamilt@iupui.edu, Grant Fiscal Specialist
Martha Rujuwa, 274-2173, CA406A, mrujuwa@iupui.edu, Finance Affairs Assistant
Office of Research
The Associate Dean for Research (ADR) leads the Office of Research. The responsibilities of this office include communicating with faculty about opportunities for funding to support research and creative activity; helping faculty prepare, submit, and manage grants and contracts for all external and some internal grant programs; reporting and analyzing research funding trends within the school; working with the SLA Research Advisory Committee to review and revise research-related polices; administering the SLA Summer Research and Creative Activity Grant program; reviewing sabbatical applications from tenured/tenure-track faculty.
Jeff Wilson, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Geography, jeswilso@iupui.edu, 317-274-1128, CA441B
Edith Millikan, Grants Specialist, emillika@iupui.edu, 317-278-6970, CA441C
Candice Smith, Academic Programs Manager, canlsmit@iupui.edu, 317-274-8305, CA441
Office of Student Affairs
The Associate Dean for Student Affairs (ADSA) leads the Miriam Z. Langsam Office of Student Affairs. Responsibilities for this office involve all aspects of student services, including recruitment, orientation, academic advising, career development, retention and co-curricular activities, student advocacy, and degree conferral. In addition, the ADSA manages cases of academic misconduct and provides support to faculty in such cases.
Jennifer Thorington-Springer, Interim Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Professor of English, jtspring@iupui.edu, 317-278-2636, CA441E
Undergraduate Advising Center
Samantha Walters, 278-2506, CA401, sschwade@iupui.edu, Director of Advising
Tanner Hammock, 278-7356, CA401, tanhammo@iupui.edu, Academic Advisor
Kim Heavrin, 278-7585, CA401, kmatwell@iupui.edu, Academic Advisor
Shannon Kelley, 274-8495, CA401, kelleysl@iupui.edu, Academic Advisor
Christopher Schumerth, 274-2865, CA401, cnschume@iupui.edu, Academic Advisor
Lygia Vernon, 274-4767, CA401, ljvernon@iupui.edu, Academic Advisor
Career Development
Gauri Dronamraju, 274-2214, CA243C, gbajpai@iupui.edu, Assistant Director of Career Development
Stephanie Enyeart, 274-5974, CA243, senyeart@iu.edu, Career Consultant
David Heard, 274-8304, CA243B, daheard@iupui.edu, Director of Career Development
Recruitment, Retention, and Scholarships
Amy Jones Richardson, 274-2465, CA243F, aajones@iupui.edu, Assistant Director of Recruitment, Retention, and Academic Services
Cassandra Williams, 278-2841, CA213A, cw206@iupui.edu, Interim Manager for Recruitment and Retention
Julie Carriere, 274-1634, CA243E, jrcarrie@iu.edu, Scholarship and Student Retention Coordinator
Student Records and Information
Tiea Julian, 274-2200, CA401, tmjulian@indiana.edu, Director of Student Records
Kim Cozzi, 278-7230, CA243, kcozzi@iupui.edu, Student Information Specialist
The staff of Technical Services provides leadership and support in the use of new and emerging technology in teaching and learning in the School of Liberal Arts, including computing resources (both fixed and mobile), audio and video media production, infrastructure support for storage of personal, group and research data, and support of special School-owned technology facilities. Technical Services staff also provides liaison services with UITS and other campus agencies.
Michael Scott, Director of Technical Services, 274-2590, CA001D, mscott@iupui.edu
William Stuckey, Network and Info Services Coordinator, 274-2978, CA001C, wstuckey@iupui.edu
Levi Osborn, Technical Services Coordinator and Multimedia Language Resource Center Evening Building Coordinator, 274-2518, CA319A, glosborn@iupui.edu
Kramer Joy, User Support Coordinator, 274-4790, CA001B, jkramer@iupui.edu