CLA Administrative Structure
The College of Liberal Arts structure is organized to streamline administrative tasks, re-focus curriculum, strengthen faculty leadership, and maximize shared governance. The college consists of eight administrative “areas,” each of which brings together several departments that are curricularly autonomous but administratively interlinked. Each area is overseen by an “Administrative Head” (AH), a faculty member responsible for the vitality of the area’s departments and programs in terms of scheduling, budgeting, faculty workload distribution, etc. The Administrative Heads meet regularly and report directly to the College dean. Each department and program is in turn led by a department chair or program director, whose primary responsibility is collaborative development of each department’s/program’s curriculum, vision, and future direction.
Area 1: Jermaine Singleton, Administrative Head
Communication Studies, George Gaetano, Department Chair
Digital Media Arts, Joshua Gumiela, Department Chair
English, Michael Reynolds, Department Chair
First-Year Writing, Michael Reynolds, Program Director
Area 2: David Davies, Administrative Head
Anthropology, Brian Hoffman, Department Chair
Conflict Studies, Colleen Bell & Ken Fox, Program Co-Directors
Criminal Justice & Forensic Science, Sarah Greenman (fall '19) and Shelly Schaefer (spring '20), Department Chairs
Environmental Studies, K. Valentine Cadieux, Program Director
Graduate Legal Education, Leondra Hanson, Program Director
Legal Studies, Leondra Hanson, Department Chair
Master in the Study of Law (includes Paralegal Certificate Program), Leondra Hanson, Program Director
Social Justice, Valerie Chepp, Program Director
Sociology, Ryan LeCount (fall '19) (sabbatical spring '20) and Sharon Preves (spring '20), Department Chairs
Women's Studies, Kristin Mapel Bloomberg, Department Chair
Area 3: Nicholas Schlotter, Administrative Head
Biochemistry, Betsy Martinez-Vaz (sabbatical spring '20) & Larry Masterson (sabbatical 19-20), Program Co-Directors
Chemistry, Rita Majerle, Department Chair
Mathematics, Arthur Guetter, Department Chair
Physics, Lifeng Dong, Department Chair
Area 4: Aida Audeh, Administrative Head
The Creative Writing Programs, John Brandon, Program Director
Music, Yali You, Department Chair
Studio Arts & Art History, Aida Audeh, Department Chair
Theatre Arts, William Wallace, Department Chair
Area 5: Binnur Ozkececi-Taner, Administrative Head
Global Studies, Kathryn Geurts, Department Chair
Modern Languages & Literatures, Andrea Bell, Department Chair
Political Science, Binnur Ozkececi-Taner, Department Chair
Area 6: William Lindquist, Administrative Head
School of Education:
ADAL & Teacher Education, William Lindquist, Chair, Julia Reimer, Associate Chair
ABE Teaching & Learning Advancement System (ATLAS), Patsy Egan, Program Director
Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching (CEUT), Rebecca Neal, Executive Director
Center for Global Environmental Education (CGEE), Tracy Fredin, Program Director
English Learners in the Mainstream (ELM) Project, Amy Stolpestad, Project Coordinator
Midwest Migrant Education Resource Center (MMERC), Lidibette Guzman, Program Director
Area 7: Robin Parritz, Administrative Head
Biology, Irina Makarevitch, Department Chair
Exercise Science, Irina Makarevitch, Program Director
Neuroscience, Erik Asp, Program Director
Psychology, Robin Parritz, Department Chair
Public Health Sciences, Paula Mullineaux, Program Director
Area 8: Susie Steinbach, Administrative Head
History, Nurith Zmora, Department Chair
Philosophy, Samuel Imbo, Department Chair
Religion, TBD, Department Chair