Dean's Office Staff Directory

Arts and Sciences organizational Chart (pdf)

Location and Hours

Leadership

Headshot of Dr. Chris Culbertson

Dr. Chris Culbertson

Dean
More info - Email

Chief Academic and Administrative Officer
Strategic and budget planning
Advocate for College with central administration and external constituencies, including fundraising

Headshot of Dr. Scott Tanona

Dr. Scott Tanona

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Planning
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Curriculum planning and development
Academic program review including summer school coordination
International programs coordinator
Budget planning
Academic promotion and tenure
Faculty Affirmative Action issues

Dr. Mary Cain

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies

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Foster research, scholarship, creative and discovery activities; interdisciplinary collaboration; early-career faculty development
Interface with the Office of the Vice President for Research
Support college strategic planning and data analysis
Manage instructional fees and faculty enhancement programs
Represent college on ADR Council and liaise with Graduate School

Dr. Christie Launius

Associate Dean for Student Success, Engagement and Undergraduate Studies
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Academic advising and student success
Grade appeals, withdrawals, Academic Fresh Start and Forgiveness, SPARK, reinstatements, graduation, study abroad and complex transfer issues
Strategic Enrollment Management
Admissions, including high school concurrent
College Academic Standards Committee
Committee for Academic Policy & Procedure
Coordinate with Division of Academic Success & Student Affairs and Offices of Recruitment & Admissions, the Registrar, and Strategic Enrollment Management

Dr. Kimathi Choma

Assistant Dean for Student Success and Retention
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Liaise with student success-related offices throughout the university
Support applied learning and professional and career development opportunities for students
Work closely with at-risk students
Develop and implement initiatives to improve student satisfaction, engagement and graduation rates
Coordinate scholarship procedures

Ben Stark

Assistant Dean for Infrastructure and Faculty Support
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Research facilitation, compliance, safety, instructional technology, space, renovations, migration, IT, and infrastructure
Review departmental promotion and tenure documents
Advise on faculty workloads
Coordindate faculty and staff awards
Support and align faculty with resources

Catherine Harris

Budget/Fiscal Officer
Email

College budget officer
College personnel specialist

Carmen Thurlow

Executive Assistant to the Dean
Email

Promotion, tenure, mid-tenure, faculty reappointments, sabbatical, employee recruitment and contracts
Primary contact for department heads and central administration
Master calendar and reappointment list
Manage dean's calendar

Marcia Locke

Director of Communications and Marketing
Email

Lead collegewide marketing efforts—materials, website, social media, etc.
Produce college news releases, newsletters and other communications
Support university-level marketing and recruiting
Oversee college events

Center for Student Success and Engagement

107 Calvin Hall
Phone 785-532-6904 | Fax 785-532-7004
artsci@k-state.edu
Office Hours: Monday-Friday – 8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m.

Lori LaVezzi

Assistant Director I, Academic Student Services
Email

Manages center operations
Policy support for academic standing, enrollment, advisor assignment, etc.
New Student Orientation and Commencement
Student success strategic planning
Supports associate and assistant deans

Frank Bailey

Student Services Assistant
Email

Supports center reception, administration, correspondence, events and recruitment and retention initiatives
Assists associate and assistant deans
Supports advisors and student records specialists
Provides variety of student services

Ty Ratzlaff

Student Services Assistant
Email

Supports center reception, administration, correspondence, events
Supports advisors and student records specialists
Assists curriculum integrity manager
Provides variety of student services
Supports college mentoring program

Advisors and Degree Program Administrators

Elli Archer

Advising Practices Administrator
Email

Coordinates advising practices and training for professional advisors
Social Transformation Studies
Integrated Computer Science

Vacant

Academic Advisor
Email

Humanities
Music
Psychology
Social Sciences
Theater

Emily Mann

College Orientation Coordinator
Email

Oversees the college's orientation requirement
Manages training and support for orientation instructors
Designs course content and instructor materials for DAS 101
Advises for Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, Mathematics and Geography

Aryn Hopson

Academic Advisor
Email

Athletic Certifying Officer
Biology
Psychology
Social Sciences

Lindsey Thiele

Academic Advisor
Email (coming soon)

Biology
Life Science
Medical Laboratory Science

Chloe Wallace

Program Administrator, Environmental Science
Email

Academic advising
Program management
Communications
Recruitment

Dr. Kaela Urquhart

Assistant Director II, Interdisciplinary Programs
Email

Humanities, Integrated Health Studies, Life Science, Medical Laboratory Science, Physical Science, Social Science

Program oversight
Recruitment
Communications
Advising support

Support Staff

Stacy Vars

Assistant to Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Planning
Email

Administrative support for Dean's Office
Support academic affairs
Assist assoc. dean

Laura Hohenbary

Grant Specialist and Assistant to Associate Dean for Research
Email

Assists assoc. dean for research
Searches for extramural funding opportunities for faculty
Facilitates faculty collaborations to form multi-disciplinary teams
Supports faculty in novel grant writing

Sonya Baker

Manager of Curriculum Integrity
Email

Alignment of degree approval requirements with course catalog and other policies
Transfer course approval
Oversee degree analysis

Jami Harrison

Degree Analyst
Email

- Graduation checks and approvals
- DARS review
- Course substitutions

Becky O'Donnell

Manager of Curriculum Development
Email

Oversees course and curriculum development process
Manages course scheduling

Deborah Goins

Instructional Designer
Email

Work with college faculty and staff to develop strategic directions
Facilitates the development of quality computer mediated learning experiences
Support the assessment of learning outcomes

Coty Gilman

Budget/Fiscal Coordinator
Email

Budgeting and accounting
Summer school and college fees budgeting and accounting

Kaci Smith

Business Manager
Email

Report Balancing
Accounting software management
Software training and consistency

Matthew Spears

Information Technology Director
Email

Yiheng Wu

Budget Fiscal Coordinator

College Scholarship Coordinator
Shared services accounting

Zac Malcolm

Director of Recruitment
Email

Oversee all recruitment efforts, including campus visits
Primary contact for prospective high school and transfer students
Oversee college mentorship program
Advise college's student ambassadors

Paige Altwegg

Recruitment Coordinator
Email

Recruitment events and experiences for prospective students
Liaison for departments and Office of Recruitment and Admissions
Recruitment initiatives and community outreach
Student mentorship program

Katie Messerla

Event Coordinator and Communications Specialist
Email

Coordinate events like Commencement, Alumni Council meetings, career fairs, K-State Open House, and more
Publicize events and support college communications and marketing
Administer dean's office social media

Shared Services Center

785-532-0358

Departments: A.Q. Miller School of Media and Communication; Art; Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics; Chemistry; Geography and Geospatial Sciences; Geology; History; Modern Languages; Political Science; Psychological Sciences; Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work; Social Transformation Studies; and Statistics

Accounting

sscas@ksu.edu
211 Calvin Hall

Naaz Yasmin

Business Manager
Email

Samantha Campbell

Accountant I
Email

Eve Wilson

Accountant II
Email

Erin Lacey

Accountant I
(785) 532-0358
Email

Darcy Douglas

Accountant I
Email

Kathy Zimmerman

Accountant I
(785) 532-0358
Email

Human Resources

ASHumanResources@ksu.edu
009 Calvin Hall

Judy Wiebe

HR Analyst
785-532-4955
Email

Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics; Chemistry; Geology; Geography and Geospatial Sciences; Political Science; Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work; Statistics