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Roger Bonnecaze, PhD, Interim Dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering (appointed 2021) – the dean is responsible for administering the school's budget; day-to-day management of funds for the school is done by the assistant dean for business affairs. Faculty hiring priorities are set by the dean, and hiring by individual departments is approved only after departments have submitted strategic plans identifying hiring needs. Overall management of the faculty hiring process is done by the associate dean for academic affairs. Final decisions regarding faculty hiring at the assistant professor level rests with the dean. The dean also provides the departments with general guidelines on faculty promotion and tenure, and recommendations for promotion and tenure are made by the departments to the dean through the associate dean for academic affairs. After thorough review of the candidates, the dean's recommendations are forwarded to the provost for action. Recommended salary adjustments are brought to the dean by the department chairs following guidance from the dean, and those recommendations along with additional salary adjustments made by the dean are passed on to the provost.
Shelly Sakiyama-ElbertAndrew Dunn, PhD, Interim Department Chair (appointed 20162022) – the department chair is the chief administrative officer, provides overall leadership, and is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the department. The chair ensures compliance with accreditation criteria, is responsible for overseeing the department’s budget, curriculum issues, and staff issues. The department chair serves as a liaison between the department faculty, and the dean and provost.
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