The title and administrative position of Dean has traditionally entailed administration of a school or college of a university. Unlike directors of other units within the university, deans bear responsibility for the academic mission of the university to educate undergraduate and graduate students and to engage in research.
The title of Dean has also been employed for administrators of other programs. Because such deans have different responsibilities than Deans of schools or colleges, the official title and administrative position of Dean shall be reserved only for the chief administrative officer of a school or a college with degree-granting programs. In order to clearly distinguish the two types of Deans, for internal use (job descriptions, policies on responsibilities and procedures) the official title for administrators of other units with programs, and of the Dean of Students, shall be Administrative Dean. For everyday use and for uses external to the university, the title of Administrative Dean may be shortened to Dean.
Adopted by Senate: 21 April 2004
Approved by President: 26 April 2004