Title: Associate Dean for Voyage, Scheduling, Facilities and Analytics
Office: B-4-232 MAK
Phone: (616) 331-2506
Fax: (616) 331-3675
Email:  [email protected]

Data Analytics

• Collect, present, and interpret data to assist the College and its units with strategic planning and decision making
  • Hiring decisions
  • Budgetary considerations
  • Program and Curriculum considerations
  • Workload
  • Student Success
• Advise units and individuals about data sources and their use
• Support units in course schedule development and management
  • enrollment predictions
  • Course Dog approvals
  • Rescheduling tool
  • Manage Dibs
  • low enrolled section decisions

CLAS Voyage Administrative Lead

• Gateways to Completion (DFW)
  • Administrative College Lead for Cohort support
  • Facilitate College and University-wide engagement
    • Engage support offices where relevant
    • Co-develop action plan reports
  • Facilitate development of GVSU version of G2C with FTLC
• HIPs
  • Provide support to Voyage Curriculum and Data Directors for work with Unit Faculty on curriculum development, implementation and assessment
  • College liaison with RMSC/CCEL for community engagement
• Embarkation
  • Support Voyage Curriculum and Data Directors for work with Unit Faculty and support offices on development and management
  • Facilitate collaboration and synergy with relevant University initiatives
• ePortfolio
  • Support Voyage Curriculum and Data Directors in work with Unit Faculty and support offices on development with Unit Faculty
• Support Voyage Curriculum and Data Directors in data acquisition and analysis related to Voyage and Student Success
• Lead UH in fully supporting the Voyage – UH Development – what are the needs here??
• Supervision of Voyage Curriculum and Data Directors (Rachel and Bradford)

Facilities, Space and Equipment

• Oversee space use and advocate for CLAS teaching and research needs, including
  • New space allocations/needs
  • New building development
  • Improvements to existing teaching and research spaces
  • Allocation of research space
  • Start-up funds and shared equipment requests
  • Safety compliance and training
  • ADA compliance
  • IT technology in the classroom
• Supervise and work with CLAS Director of Lab Support.
• Serve as CLAS liaison with Facilities Planning and Facilities Services
• Serve as CLAS liaison with the Office of the Provost for matters of facilities and equipment
• Serve as liaison to Academic Space Committee
• Serve as liaison to GIS Committee and IT
• Serve as liaison to Grand Valley Emergency Management Advisor Committee (GV-EMAC)
• AWRI Lab – communicate with Mark Luttenton

Interdisciplinary Initiatives

• Promotion and support of scholarly collaborations, particularly for large college or university-wide projects, such as . . .
  • Environmental Science and Water Restoration Cluster
  • Environmental Science Major/Minor
  • CCEL and OURS-related collaborations
    • Community partnerships - John Ball Zoo, Ottawa County Parks, Pierce Cedar Creek, etc.
    • Kellogg Foundation Grant - Battle Creek Public Schools STEM Academy
    • Facilitate opportunities to connect colleagues across units for faculty and student development related to research and creative activity

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