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, David Ryan, 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, Shelly Schaefer, Department Chair
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 (sabbatical spring '20), Department Chair
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, Leila DeVriese, 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