Departmental Self Review - UCLA Academic Senate

ange of applicants, as well as expand the pipeline of potential candidates. To achieve the later, the BS toPhD HRSA training grant, funded in July 2008 will prepare “Gero-smart” faculty. This is a high prioritygiven that over 50% of hospital beds are occupied by those 65 years and older and a third of primary carevisits are also made by this same population.2. Non Academic OverviewThe SON presently has 33 FTE administrative core staff and 2.1 FTE part-time administrative core staffemployees. A complete listing of Administrative Core Staff and accommodating FTEs is found inAppendix C. The chief administrative core staff titles, names, and responsibilities are reflected below:Assistant Dean for Administration, Bryant Ng: Reports to the Dean; manages all staff, facilities, andadministration of the School; responsible for budgeting, financial planning, management and reporting,including faculty and staff FTE; manages all School purchasing; directs/consults on human resourceissues and operations to all supervisors and managers; makes/implements decisions to improve operationsin all areas of the School.Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Suzette Cardin: Reports to the Dean; manages student affairsincluding programs, financial aid, and activities associated with student recruitment, retention, counselingand student progress; mediator between faculty-student conflicts; representative in legal matterspertaining to students.Director for Research, Priscilla Kehoe: Reports to the Acting Associate Dean for Research; responsiblefor assisting the Acting Associate Dean for Research in mentoring faculty in the design of researchapplications and manuscript development.Director of Development, Rene Dennis: Reports to the Dean; responsible for the active solicitation anddevelopment of donors and donor relations.Administrative Analyst for Academic Personnel, Lori Lindstrom: Under the general direction of theDean and the Assistant Dean for Administration, manages personnel/payroll including academicappointment, merit and promotion; interprets/plans/implements School and university policies andprocedures for recruiting, hiring, benefits, payroll, promotion, and terminations for staff and faculty.Financial Officer, Sue Pfeiffer: Under the general direction of the Assistant Dean for Administration,responsible for managing the fiscal affairs of the School, including federal, state, private agencies, andgifts and endowment funds; responsible for accounting and purchasing.Programmer Analyst, Scott Dicks: Prepares, manages, and directs the information technology for theSchool, including all phases of system development, implementation, and enhancements; computercoordinator; technical supervisor of over 140 pc’s; network administrator; trains; writes computerprograms; School representative at campus information system events and with vendors.Principal Statistician, Karabi Sinha: Reports to the Acting Associate Dean and Director for Research;provides research and statistical support to faculty, staff, and students by direct consulting and teaching,organizing, and directing Research Office support activities, personnel, and independent research.Director of Student Affairs, Kathy Scrivner: Under the general direction of the Assistant Dean forStudent Affairs; responsible for establishing and maintaining efficient student services for undergraduateand graduate students; oversees the daily operation of the Student Affairs Office.5