Karen S. Vorst, Ph.D., Dean
Phone: (816) 235-5421
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Thomas C. Sandreczki, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Phone: (816) 235-1132
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Associate Dean Duties:

Faculty-Related Duties:

  •   Coordinate Teaching Evaluations

  •   Serve as Dean's Office representative on A&S Excellence in Teaching Committee

 

A&S Asset-Related Duties:

  •   Allocate A&S work-study positions to departments and programs for SS06

  •   Analyze A&S space assets and needs, coordinate renovations, and make recommendations to Dean

 

Undergraduate Education Related Duties, including:

  •   Oversee A&S Advising Center, including Pre-Health/Med/Dent, Pre-Law, Freshman/ Transfer Orientations, Commencement, and academic progress and degree audit functions

  •   Serve on the Medical Humanities Steering Committee and the 6-year Medicine Task Force

  •   Serve as Dean's Office representative on A&S Academic Standards Committee

  •   Evaluate and Respond to grade appeals and petitions made to Dean's Office

  •   Serve as A&S academic dishonesty investigative official

 

Enrollment Management Related Duties, including

  •   Help coordinate enrollment management functions, including marketing, recruitment, retention with Dean’s representative(s) to campus enrollment committees

  •   Attend Strategic Enrollment Management Team meetings

  •   Coordinate faculty participation in various recruitment and retention activities, including New Student Welcome Day and Welcome Phonathon

  

Other Duties

  •   Represent the Dean and/or the College at various events

  •   Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean

  •   Oversee special projects as assigned

  •   Serve as the UMKC Site Coordinator for the NSF-sponsored Louis Stokes/Missouri Alliance for Minority Participation (LS/MoAMP)

  •   Serve as Dean's Office liaison to KC Area Life Sciences

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Thomas Stroik, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Phone: (816) 235-1147

Associate Dean Duties:

Undergraduate Education Related Duties, including

  •   Serve as resource on undergraduate curricula and general requirements and advise The College’s Curriculum Committee on undergraduate courses and general education

  •   Oversee Advanced Preparation Program

  •   Chair Bachelor of Liberal Arts Committee

  •   Handle undergraduate student petitions, complaints, special problems, etc

 

Budget and Delivery of Instruction Related Duties, including

  •   Supervise part-time lecturer budgets

  •   Supervise Summer School budget

  •   Oversee Program for Adult College Education (PACE), Continuing Education (CE), and Study Abroad programs

  •   Liaison to the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program

  •   Oversee Applied Language Institute

  •   Oversee articulation agreements with community colleges

  •   Oversee UMKC Writing Center    

  

Data Collection and Analysis Related Duties, including

  •   Monitor Headcount and Student Credit Hour production for The College’s programs

  •   Track Retention of specific student populations

  •   Coordinate Faculty Workload Analysis Reports

 

Other Duties

  •   Oversee Bernardin-Haskell Fund applications

  •   Handle other duties as assigned by the Dean

  •   Oversee special projects as assigned

Charles Wurrey, Ph.D., Executive Associate Dean
Phone: (816) 235-1325
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Associate Dean Duties:

Graduate Education Related Duties

  •   Serve as the Graduate Officer for the College (consider new graduate course proposals, develop graduate student policies) and advise the College’s Curriculum Committee on graduate courses

  •   Coordinate graduate student awards and fellowships for the College

  •   Approve and process graduate student forms, such as Programs of Study, Appointment of Supervisory Committees, Validation of Coursework, etc.

  •   Process graduate student travel requests

  •   Handle graduate student grade appeals, petitions, etc.

  •   Coordinate GTA fee remissions, stipend enhancements, non-resident fee waivers, Chancellor’s non-resident awards and international Chancellor’s non-resident awards for The College

  •   Serve on the Graduate Recruiting Task Force for the College

Special College Programs

  •   Supervise the High School College (dual credit) Program and awarding of HSCP scholarships

Research and Faculty Development Related Duties

  •   Assist faculty with research opportunities and process research-related paperwork

  •   Coordinate faculty travel for the College

  •   Handle Graduate and Doctoral Faculty applications within the College

  •   Administer the Promotion and Tenure process for the College

  •   Serve on the Office of Research Services Intellectual Property Committee

Computer and Technology Related Duties

  •   Represent the College on the campus-wide Instructional Technology Committee

  •   Coordinate and oversee Instructional Computing Fee related issues

  •   Administer workstation replacements for faculty and staff in the College

  •   Serve on the Arts and Sciences/Information Services committee

Other Duties

  •   Represent the College in the Dean’s absence

  •   Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean

  •   Oversee special projects as assigned

 

  Support Staff 

Mr. John Adicks, Administrative Assistant
Primary Duty: Administrative Support to the Associate Deans
312 Scofield Hall
Phone: (816) 235-2534

Mr. Patrick Hilburn,
Director of Business Affairs
Primary Duty: Budget Management
311 Scofield Hall
Phone: (816) 235-2530

Ms. Patricia Wolverton,
Business Administrator
Primary Duty: Arts & Sciences Personnel
403 Scofield Hall
Phone: (816) 235-1135

Ms. Cyndi Mahoney,
Executive Staff Assistant
Primary Duty: Administrative Support to the Dean
302 Scofield Hall
Phone: (816) 235-5421