Staff

Her primary responsibility is administrative management of the Department and she reports to the Chair. She is responsible for the organization and planning of the academic and administrative activities of the department, including matters of financial, personnel, course scheduling, space management, special events, and the provision of student and faculty services. The DAA has overall responsibility for the department's administrative budget and for supervision of the instructional budget in collaboration with the Chair. She is responsible for the hiring, training, and supervision of all department staff. The DAA processes all full-time faculty appointments and oversees faculty search activities. She oversees departmental facilities and space utilization, coordinates planned projects, approves requests for repairs and improvements, and advises faculty and students concerning College policies and procedures.

Reporting to the EPSA Department's DAA, the Program Manager is responsible for the administrative management, along with faculty Program Directors, of two of the EPSA department's five academic programs: Economics and Education and Sociology and Education. This entails continuous communication with the faculty Program Coordinators and involvement in all aspects of the program including admissions, student communications, marketing, recruiting, academic advising, faculty hiring, program management, and special events.

Reporting to the EPSA Department's DAA, the Program Manager is responsible for the administrative management, along with faculty Program Directors, of three of the EPSA department's five academic programs: Education Policy, History and Education, and Politics and Education. This entails continuous communication with the faculty Program Coordinators and involvement in all aspects of the program including admissions, student communications, marketing, recruiting, academic advising, faculty hiring, program management, and special events.

Reporting to the EPSA Department's DAA, the Assistant to the DAA provides support to EPSA faculty, staff, and students. Her duties include answering departmental inquiries via email and in-person, providing front desk coverage within EPSA's main office, assisting with purchasing and tracking expenses, coordinating departmental events and meetings, and updating the department website.

This position reports to the DAA and responsibilities include administrative duties such as office reception, providing support for course administration, and event planning and implementation. The Administrative Assistant is the principal receptionist for the department office and provides administrative support to the faculty, Program Managers, and the DAA. This staff member answers the department's main telephone line and directs callers and walk-in visitors to the appropriate faculty or staff member. This position is responsible for the management of departmental social media accounts, mail distribution, the contribution of original writing to departmental publications, the ordering of office supplies, the management of departmental and program calendars, preparing and distributing appointment letters for student employees and part-time instructional staff, and the management and processing of professional development and travel funds for faculty, staff, and students, and the supervision of student work-study employees.