Office of the Academic Vice President

Jones 111, phone: 253-879-3205

Kris Bartanen
Kris Bartanen
Academic Vice President and Dean of the University, acadvp@ups.edu


Tammie Dillow
Assistant to the Dean, tdillow@ups.edu
Point of contact regarding:Full-time faculty employment (recruiting, hiring, contracts), faculty evaluations/advancement, faculty code/bylaws

Office of the Associate Deans

Jones 212, phone: 253-879-3207

Alyce DeMarais
Alyce DeMarais
Associate Dean, ademarais@ups.edu
Point of contact regarding: Curriculum, academic budget, temporary full-time faculty hiring, academic technology
 

Lisa Ferrari
Associate Dean, lferrari@ups.edu
Point of contact regarding: Summer Session, Course Schedule, Assessment, Academic Residential Initiatives, Civic Engagement, IRB, University Bulletin publication

Sarah MooreSarah Moore
Associate Dean, smoore@ups.edu
Point of contact regarding:University enrichment (faculty/student grants and research awards), academic standards (academic honesty, grade disputes), faculty office assignment, academic remodeling


Jane Brazell
Academic Support Specialist,jbrazell@ups.edu
Point of contact regarding: support for faculty and student research awards, Curriculum Committee, University Bulletin, academic lectures, Tacoma Art Museum partnership
Jimmy McMichael
Records and Computer Specialist,jmcmichael@ups.edu
Point of contact regarding: department website/publications, Faculty Senate and standing committees support, IRB proposals
Julie Novak Weinberger
Administrative Specialist,janovak@ups.edu
Point of contact regarding: all other questions; Daedalus; faculty contracts for adjuncts, summer session, and overloads; adjunct faculty evaluations

 

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