Faculty Support Personnel

Interim Associate Dean: Dr. Lingguo Bu

Curriculum and Academic Program Oversight

• Program Oversight and Support for Undergraduate Programs
• Coordinate the development of undergraduate classes from conceptualization to approval by School and University curriculum committees
• Communicate and collaborate with other entities across campus regarding the undergraduate curriculum
• Coordinate implementation of academic policies and regulations
• Coordinate implementation of communicated policies of University and state agencies (ISBE) regarding academic policy matters, legislation, regulations, and requirements to the program
• In collaboration with Program Coordinators, review and revise the University catalog regarding matters related to program requirements and schedules
• Review and update catalog descriptions, websites, and other documents to reflect current program requirements, faculty, and accreditation status
• Collect course syllabi
• Review course syllabi as needed for course articulation/transfer credit

Course Scheduling and Instructional Support

• Coordinate the development and submission of class schedules
• Monitor course registrations and make appropriate adjustments in course schedules and instructor assignments in cooperation with programs and faculty
• Oversee class scheduling; monitor class enrollment, add sections, cancel low-enrolled classes, and assign adjuncts if needed
• Coordinate course load scheduling to include flexible scheduling to meet the demands of the program while also facilitating faculty research and writing opportunities

Student Support and Engagement

• Meet with students as appropriate regarding concerns about classes, faculty, and policies
• Oversee student grievance process
• Participate in student recruitment and retention efforts
• Oversee Scholarships

Administrative and Operational Coordination

• Supervise the maintenance of program records
• Ensure school websites are regularly updated
• Serve as ex officio member of the Program Coordinator Committee
• Grants Support
• Coordinate Lake County College and Rend Lake Marketplace Activities
• Lead community outreach activities
• Serve as proxy for the Dean upon request
• Other duties as assigned

Associate Dean: Dr. Francis M. Kozub

Faculty Support

• Administer the hiring and recruitment of full-time and part-time faculty
• Evaluate full-time and part-time faculty, including conducting Annual Performance Reviews
• Review NTT and continuing contracts
• Coordinate workload
• Process graduate faculty status
• Guide faculty in constructing annual self-evaluation as part of the Workload review process
• Serve as “Director” for P&T process
• Assist faculty in constructing dossiers and documents for tenure and promotion.
• Coordinate and approve faculty travel and reimbursement of travel expenses.
• Serve in processes regarding faculty grievances.

Graduate Assistants and Teaching Assistants

• Supervise and evaluate Dean’s Office GAs
• Assign GAs and TAs
• Manage GA contracts
• Conduct graduation checks

Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Review

• Work with faculty to complete scheduled comprehensive program reviews in accordance with regulations
• Work with program coordinators to develop and implement assessment plans to evaluate program effectiveness
• Support program coordinators in writing Program Assessment reports for submission to the Associate Provost for Academic Programs and external accrediting bodies

Graduate Programs Oversight

• Program Oversight and Support for Graduate Programs
• Coordinate the development of graduate classes from conceptualization to approval by School and University curriculum committees
• Communicate and collaborate with other entities across campus regarding the undergraduate curriculum
• Serve as PhD and EdD Coordinator, establishing processes for matriculation, maintaining records, and working with dissertation chairs to follow Graduate School guidelines and procedures
• Coordinate master’s level course load scheduling to include flexible scheduling to meet the demands of the program while also facilitating faculty research and writing opportunities
• Call Dissertation and Project Director Meetings
• Coordinate graduate level course load scheduling to include flexible scheduling to meet the demands of the program while also facilitating faculty research and writing opportunities

Administrative and External Support

• Supervise the maintenance of graduate program records
• Ensure school websites are regularly updated
• Serve as ex officio member of the SOE Academic Affairs Committee
• Serve as ex officio member of the Program Coordinator Committee
• Serve as proxy for the Dean upon request.
• Other duties as assigned.

Interim Director: Brandi Sapp

• Oversight and Support for EDUC Classes
• Coordinate program participation in CAEP (accreditation) & ISBE accreditation and assessment efforts
• Prepare the submission of reports required by accreditation and licensure IBEH, Title II, & CAEP
• Coordinate licensure, placements, supervision
• Schedule and meet with interns and student teachers
• Coordinate Clinical Supervisors (CS)
• Conduct annual evaluation of CSs
• Regularly meet with Clinical Supervisor
• Lead Student Teaching meetings
• Work with Associate Dean hire and assign Clinical Supervisors
• Work with Associate Dean on workload for Clinical Supervisors
• Referee the resolution of dispositions and concerns regarding students in field placements

• Participate in student recruitment and retention
• Meet with superintendents, principals, district staff to facilitate field placement sites
• Lead and conduct monthly PIAC meetings
• Conduct other duties as need

Initial Teacher Education
Lavern Byfield

• Child and Family
• Early Childhood
• Elementary Education
• Secondary Education
• Special Education
• MAT
• Undecided Education

Graduate Education
Heidi Bacon

• EdD
• PhD
• M.S.Ed. Curriculum & Instruction
• Quantitative Methods
• CSP (Higher Education)
• Educational Administration

Professional Pratice
Ahmed Al-Asfour

• OLID Graduate
• OLID Undergraduate

• Organize and lead monthly program faculty meetings
• Meet weekly with Program Coordinator, TEP Director, & Associate Deans
• Coordinate the development of classes by School and University curriculum committees
• Complete scheduled comprehensive program reviews in accordance with regulations
• Complete program assessment and assessment of courses
• Communicate and collaborate with program coordinators as appropriate

• Reviewing course offerings each semester and continuously evaluating existing course programs of study and sequence of courses to ensure alignment with national, state, and/or accrediting body standards.
• Work with program faculty to collect, analyze, and interpret student data from key assessments as identified in the program assessment plan
• Write program assessment reports for submission to the Associate Provost for Academic programs and external accrediting bodies
• Participate in searches and instructors for courses within the School
• Orient new and continuing instructors to the expectations for program courses
• Collaborate with the School’s advising office and guiding students in their course of study to ensure adequate progress toward degree completion and/or licensure, including meeting with prospective students as part of the recruitment process
• Referee the resolution of dispositions and concerns regarding students
• Participate in student recruitment and retention; and conducting other duties as need
• Work with TEP Director on the submission of reports required by accreditation and sanctioning agencies including the IBEH, Title II, CAEP
• Review and approve/deny grade change requests