III. Deans and Other Central Academic Administrators

A. Deans of the Colleges

The general duties of the college deans are to:

1. Prepare and administer the budgets of the colleges:
2. Supervise faculty and staff personnel procedures:
   1. Recommend to the provost the appointment, re-appointment, tenure, promotion in rank, or dismissal of faculty in the college;
   2. Appoint and dismiss department chairs;
   3. Recommend to the provost the annual salary increases for faculty members within the college.
3. Work with the faculty in developing curriculum and delivery of courses:
   1. Determine and present to the University registrar the schedule of courses for the college each semester;
   2. Resolve problems involving faculty members and/or students taught by faculty members of the college;
   3. Lead the faculty of the college in curricular planning and development.
4. Formulate, with faculty input, the policies of the college and implementing University policies among college faculty, staff and students:
   1. Plan and manage the budget of the college;
   2. Assist other University offices in the recruitment of students;
   3. Represent the interest of the college; and
   4. Carry out other responsibilities as assigned

B. Other Academic Deans

1. Associate Provost and Dean of Academic Services

   Reporting to the provost, the associate provost and dean of academic services implements the University’s academic standards and requirements for all students. Reporting directly to this dean is the associate dean for Teaching and Learning, the chair of the Military Science department, the director of the Academic Advising Office, the director of the Academic Center for Excellence, and the director of Media Services. The dean also has responsibilities related to instructional technology needs, coordination of class schedules among deans, department chairs, the registrar, and the Office of Operations and Planning to develop data collection and reporting systems that provide management information about academic areas.

2. Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning

   The associate dean for teaching and learning has a leadership role in supporting faculty in their work in teaching and the enhancement of student learning. Though focused on undergraduate teaching, the associate dean’s support of faculty teaching includes both undergraduate and graduate teaching. In carrying out this role, the associate dean is responsible for overseeing the Spartan Studies Program; supervising programs and staff in the First Year experience; assessing student learning in the Baccalaureate Experience and associated programs and using those data to continuously improve the learning environment; and providing strategic leadership in support of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Educational Technology, and the QEP on “Learning by Doing.” The associate dean’s position is a 12-month position, and reports to the associate provost and dean of academic services.

3. Associate Dean of International Programs

   Reporting to the provost, the associate dean of international programs is responsible for the oversight of programs and activities related to the University's internationalization efforts, including study abroad and travel courses, international student services, and coordination among related academic programs (Certificate in International Studies, International and Cultural Studies, and International Business).

4. Assistant Vice President and Director for Graduate & Continuing Studies

   Reporting to the provost, the associate dean for graduate and continuing studies is responsible for encouraging and coordinating academic program innovation in graduate and continuing studies. The associate dean supervises staff in the Office of Graduate and Continuing Studies and convenes the Graduate Council. Working with the deans of the colleges, the associate dean encourages, explores, develops, and evaluates proposals for new programs and pedagogies to serve adult learners and other non‐traditional students.

C. Structure and Role of Other Academic Units

1. The Honors Program

   The University of Tampa offers a university‐wide honors program for academically gifted students. The program is the responsibility of the director of the Honors Program, who reports to the provost. Faculty are encouraged to submit proposals for the rotating series of honors classes (funding for development and enrichment of classes is provided), to direct academically promising students to the program, and to participate in the outreach to the entire University community and to local high schools and teachers that occurs through the Honors Program’s continuing series of lectures and films.

2. Graduate Studies Program

   The University of Tampa offers graduate degree programs in all four of its colleges. The assistant vice president and director of graduate and continuing studies coordinates these programs in conjunction with college deans and program directors.

3. Continuing Studies

   The University of Tampa offers many courses and programs to adult and non‐traditional students. The office of Graduate and Continuing Studies coordinates these academic programs, including Evening College offerings, summer sessions, and non-credit and professional development programs in which non-matriculated students are eligible to enroll. The assistant vice president and director for graduate and continuing studies oversees academic programs and student services for continuing studies.

4. The Macdonald-Kelce Library

   The library houses approximately 300,000 volumes, thousands of journals, audio‐visual materials, microfilms, U.S. and State government documents and other materials. There are also thousands of full‐text journals and other electronic materials available remotely. Reference, inter‐library loan assistance and other professional services are provided.

   Facilities include individual study carrels, study rooms, an audiovisual area with listening booths, self‐service photocopying machines, micro-film readers and reader printers, and computers.

   The University of Tampa Macdonald‐Kelce Library is a member of a local consortium of libraries whose collections increase the resources available to faculty members and students. Faculty members have the privilege of directly borrowing up to five books from the University of South Florida Library.

5. The Office of the Registrar

   The Office of the Registrar is responsible for the enrollment of students in classes and for the maintenance and security of their academic records in accordance with university policies. In addition, the office performs final degree audits and evaluates and determines the acceptability of transfer credit, also in accordance with policy and with the advice of the faculty. The office issues transcripts of student academic records, provides information to faculty concerning individual student performance and progress, and certifies student progress to employers, lending institutions, and other external agencies. The office archives and provides reports of enrollment data in many forms for both external and internal use. Staff in the Office of the Registrar coordinate the annual revision of the University calendar and catalog, train the campus community on online academic services, and maintain the online degree audit system.

6. The Military Science Department and Reserve Officer Training Corps

   The Military Science program, which operates under the control of its department faculty and under the supervision of the associate provost and dean of academic services, is intended primarily for students who enroll in the Reserve Officer Training Corps. Its credit‐bearing courses are; however, open to all duly registered students.

7. The Council on Inter-College Programs

   Each inter-college, multi-disciplinary undergraduate program not housed in a specific department will form a committee consisting of one faculty member from each department that contributes to the program. Each committee will annually choose a coordinator; all the coordinators will comprise the Council on Inter-College Programs (CIP), which shall be organized under the Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning. For the purposes of curricular guidance and initiatives that must flow through the university curriculum committee process, the committee coordinators shall function as departmental chairs, and the Associate Dean as College Dean. Course initiatives that are housed in specific departments must still follow existing curricular committee processes for approval through their host colleges, but must also be approved by the respective inter-college program committee and signed off by the committee coordinator and Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning.