Leadership

• Office of the Dean
  
• Student Services
• Business Office
  
• Development

• Responsible for the overall achievement of the college mission
• Foster faculty and student research, and promote collaborative endeavors
• Manage the college's full range of operations, including strategic, programmatic, financial and fiscal
• Develop and execute an effective strategy for college fundraising
• Corresponds with faculty, staff, students, alumni and administration; across departments; within the university; and throughout the community at large
• Supervises, appoints, and reviews all assistant and associate deans

• Leads the following for the college: 
  • Human Resources
  • The Divsion of Student Success and Access
  • Strategic Initiatives
  • Academic Affairs
• Coordinates the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
• Manages human resources function to ensure that the college has an appropriate workforce, including oversight of organizational development; position planning; recruitment and hiring; training and staff development; and evaluation.

I am the Divisional Dean for Social Sciences, as well as a Professor of Political Science. My units are: Africana Studies, Anthropology, School for Communication, Film, and Media Studies, Journalism, School of Environment and Sustainability, School for Public and International Affairs, Sociology, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. 

• Preparation and delivery of faculty offer letters
  
• College Administrator for the eRPT dossier system
  
• Oversight of Dean’s Office college records
  
• College-wide event planning and meeting coordination

• Provides vision, leadership and direction for the College of Arts & Sciences Declared Advising unit and the Center for Exploratory Studies
  
• Oversees all the College of Arts & Sciences Advising functions and supervises a team of 17 professional advisors
  
• Represents and Advocates for all Arts and Sciences advising needs in University Committees

• Long-range Financial Planning
• Oversee day to day business operations
• Space and Facilities Planning
• Supervise the budget support staff in the college and oversee all business and financial matters for the college. 
• Serve as a member of the Dean’s cabinet to advise the Dean and his leadership team on the management of all college finances and related matters
• Manage the college budget submission process including budget formulation
  
• Oversee (PBB) Performance Based Budgeting  and the associated impact on the college
  
• Create proforma financial statements for new college ventures
  
• Develop navigational budget reports to aide in forecasting
  
• Assist the dean , faculty, and staff in the development of entrepreneurial and revenue-generating activities
  
• Provide advice and technical assistance to the Dean and department Heads on cost analysis, funds allocation, and budget preparation and management
  
• Work with the dean to develop and recommend financial and administrative policies and procedures that will help strengthen the college finances
  
•  Development of Departmental PBB reports
• Partner with the Dean, Department Heads and the Provost office in helping us strengthen the financial position of the college