The Assistant Dean serves as the principal liaison between the administration, faculty, and students, providing leadership and strategic direction to facilitate a supportive student experience that helps students achieve academic success. This position works with college stakeholders (including Engineering Pathways) to provide new and enhanced programming that builds student engagement, belonging and retention. The Assistant Dean has responsibility for building support structures for individual student well-being, including mental and physical health, interpersonal conflict, and academic preparedness. The Assistant Dean serves as an advocate for student concerns and needs with the faculty and administration and as a resource to connect students to appropriate support offices and activities within and the college and across campus.

This position independently manages the activities within the Williams Student Services Center and has authority and oversight responsibility in related matters, including academic advising, student support, student orientation and events, enrollment management, and other related activities. The Assistant Dean supervises staff in support of these functions.

• Interview and counsel students contemplating withdrawal or leave of absence from the University; when appropriate, grant leaves of absence or process withdrawals and cancellations and recommend exceptions to the student refund schedule.
• Evaluate, and in collaboration with Deans and Directors, make decisions about student requests for readmission.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend changes in rules, regulations, and policies as related to the student experience.
• Develop and coordinate pathways for transfer students; building and maintaining relationships with the partner institutions.
• Responsible for monitoring student enrollment, retention and graduation and working with stakeholders to develop strategies and interventions on an ongoing basis.
• Serve as a member of university committees related to student welfare, enrollment management, academic affairs, and other aspects related to student status.
• Build and nurture cross-campus relations with other colleges across campus.
• Assist in the coordination of Student Affairs response to major crisis and other unusual events within the University community.

This position reports to the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Faculty Development.