Staff - Office of the Dean of the Faculty

Dean of the Faculty , Fuller-Maathai Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Intersectionality Studies

R. Danielle Egan, the Fuller-Maathai Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Intersectionality Studies at Connecticut College, is Dean of the Faculty and Chief Academic Officer. The highest-ranking officer after the president, the Dean of the Faculty is responsible for providing academic leadership for the College and its faculty.

regan1@conncoll.edu Phone: (860) 439-2030

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Associate Dean of the Faculty, Professor of Biology

Deborah supports department chairs on the hiring of visiting and adjunct faculty and coordination of visiting committees for departmental 10-year reviews and self studies. She is responsible for tracking sabbatical eligibility and supporting the Committee on Faculty Compensation (CFC) in reviewing sabbatical requests. Deborah oversees faculty funding and professional development opportunities through the R.F. Johnson Faculty Development Fund, Susan Eckert Lynch ’62 Faculty Research Fund, the Elizabeth McGuire and Anthony T. Enders Fund, and the Research Matters Fund. She serves on the Academic Administrative Procedure Committee (AAPC) and the Facilities and Land Management Committee (FLMC) and convenes the Calendar Committee as well as the New Faculty Orientation Committee.

daeas@conncoll.edu Phone: (860) 439-2445

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Dean of the Faculty , Fuller-Maathai Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Intersectionality Studies

R. Danielle Egan, the Fuller-Maathai Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Intersectionality Studies at Connecticut College, is Dean of the Faculty and Chief Academic Officer. The highest-ranking officer after the president, the Dean of the Faculty is responsible for providing academic leadership for the College and its faculty.

regan1@conncoll.edu Phone: (860) 439-2030

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Senior Assistant to the Office of the Dean of the Faculty and Secretary to the College

As Senior Assistant to the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, Amanda manages calendaring needs and provides administrative support for the Dean of the Faculty and for the Associate Dean of the Faculty; she manages email distribution to allfac and votefac listservs; special events, including new faculty orientation, the annual faculty recognition event, the annual retiree reception, and DOF division events. Amanda provides administrative office support to the Associate Dean of the Faculty for visiting committee logistics, faculty office assignments, and academic assistant searches, including hiring/onboarding of new admins. She works as a liaison between the department academic assistants (FASTeam) and the Office of the Dean of the Faculty. As Secretary to the Faculty, Amanda provides administrative support for faculty governance to faculty committees, including the Faculty Steering and Conference Committee (FSCC); she organizes and staffs faculty meetings and faculty-staff meetings, in addition to other faculty committee meetings; records legislative and curricular changes in IFF: Information for Faculty, Administrators and Trustees, maintains the “pink sheet”, and manages the committee roster and membership on the faculty listservs.

abarnes@conncoll.edu Phone: 860-439-2030

Budget Manager and Academic Grant Liaison

As Budget Manager, Deb manages the Dean of the Faculty operating budget and special use funds (start-up, endowed chair, RF Johnson, Research Matters, Lynch Funds, etc.) and works closely with all areas of the Dean of the Faculty division on budget management for operating and restricted fund use. She approves PCard and CTW OneSource transactions on behalf of the Dean of the Faculty and supports the Associate Dean of the Faculty and the Committee on Faculty Compensation (CFC) on review and approvals for Research Matters, RF Johnson, and Faculty Student Engagement funds. Deb will also be providing budget management support for institutional academic grants.

ddupuis@conncoll.edu Phone: 860-439-2013

Faculty Hiring Specialist and Administrative Assistant

As Faculty Hiring Specialist, LaRonda works with the Associate Dean of the Faculty and academic departments on hiring and onboarding of adjunct faculty; processes course overloads for continuing faculty; one time pay stipends; and hiring authorization letters. She liaises with key campus partners (HR, Finance and Payroll offices) on the hiring processes. As Administrative Assistant, LaRonda assists with planning special events including Endowed Chair dinners, Faculty@Work, new faculty orientation, faculty awards, and the annual retiree reception; and she provides administrative support to the Associate Dean of the Faculty on special projects that support the faculty.

levans3@conncoll.edu Phone: 860-439-2080