Staff - Office of the Dean of the Faculty

Dean of the Faculty, Dayton Professor of Art History

Abigail Van Slyck, Dayton Professor of Art History, was appointed Dean of the Faculty on Sept. 23, 2014.

The highest ranking officer after the president, the Dean of the Faculty is responsible for providing academic leadership for the College and its faculty. The dean provides leadership for the College’s educational mission, supports faculty development, and ensures the quality of the College curriculum. The dean is responsible for overseeing all academic departments, programs, and interdisciplinary centers, as well as the department of Physical Education and Athletics; stewarding the appointment, promotion and tenure of individual faculty members; identifying new chairs and program directors; reviewing the faculty compensation program; and administering the academic budget.

Those reporting to the Dean of the Faculty include the Associate Dean of the Faculty, the Associate Dean for Global Initiatives, the Director of Athletics, the Registrar, the Director of the Children’s Program, the Director of the Arboretum, and the Director of Arts Programming.

aavan@conncoll.edu Phone: 860-439-2030

Faculty Profile

Associate Dean of the Faculty, Professor of Anthropology

Jeff supports department chairs on the hiring of visiting and adjunct faculty and coordination of visiting committees for departmental 10-year reviews and self studies. He is responsible for tracking sabbatical eligibility and supporting the Committee on Faculty Compensation (CFC) in reviewing sabbatical requests. Jeff oversees faculty funding and professional development opportunities through the R.F. Johnson Faculty Development Fund, Susan Eckert Lynch ’62 Faculty Research Fund, the Elizabeth McGuire and Anthony T. Enders Fund, and the Research Matters Fund. He serves on the Academic Administrative Procedure Committee (AAPC) and the Facilities and Land Management Committee (FLMC) and convenes the Calendar Committee as well as the New Faculty Orientation Committee.

jcole1@conncoll.edu Phone: 860-439-2030

Faculty Profile

Associate Dean for Global Initiatives; Director of the Walter Commons for Global Study and Engagement; Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Amy works with offices and individuals across campus to coordinate the College’s global education efforts. She provides leadership and vision for the Walter Commons, advances the goals of full participation at the College, and contributes to the development of the global-local engagement dimensions of the new Connections curriculum, promoting curricular integration of study away, and advancing innovations in the College’s world language programs.

addoo@conncoll.edu Phone: 860-439-2583

Amy Dooling

Senior Assistant to the Dean of the Faculty

Jenny manages the Dean’s calendar, coordinates office processes for the dean, and provides administrative support for projects within the dean’s office, including the tenure and promotion process, Board of Trustees meetings, endowed chair events, and the Faculty@Work series.

jdoak@conncoll.edu Phone: 860-439-2033

Secretary to the Faculty, Assistant to the Associate Dean of the Faculty

Amanda provides general support for faculty governance, including the Faculty Steering and Conference Committee, Academic and Administrative Procedures Committee, Priorities, Planning and Budget Committee, Educational Planning Committee and faculty meetings. She sets meeting dates, prepares agendas, minutes, etc. The Secretary maintains Information for Faculty and curricular changes as well as email lists for the server. Amanda provides all administrative support for the Associate Dean of the Faculty, including scheduling.

abarnes@conncoll.edu Phone: 860-439-2030

Accounts Payable Assistant

Jeanette is the contact person for all funds administered through the Office of the Dean of the Faculty including: endowed chairs, R.F. Johnson and Hodgkin funds, Research Matters, Faculty/Student Engagement, faculty searches, relocation expenses, and visiting committees, etc. She is the liaison with Accounting for processing receipts for reimbursement requests and cash vouchers.

jbarrett@conncoll.edu Phone: 860-439-2013

Human Resources Specialist

Charlene works with the Dean of the Faculty and the Associate Dean of the Faculty on all aspects of faculty hiring and appointments, including supporting faculty searches and coordinating all hiring-related paperwork. Charlene is the liaison with Human Resources and Payroll on all processes regarding faculty matters and special projects. She maintains faculty personnel files and tracks sabbatical requests and eligibility.

cgobeli@conncoll.edu Phone: 860-439-2285

Director of Institutional Research

John designs studies of campus policies and programs to inform institutional decision-making, fosters informed program improvement via collection, analysis, and reporting of campus data, maintains major institutional data sets reported to external agencies; completes or coordinates major institutional surveys and supports the College's enrollment and planning efforts.

jdnug@conncoll.edu Phone: 860-439-5266