College of Arts & Sciences Leadership

Associate Professor of Math
Phone: 239-590-7168
Email: clindsey@fgcu.edu 
Seidler Hall 412

Support the mission and vision of the College of Arts and Sciences.

• Oversee and manage the administrative structure of the College of Arts and Sciences in light of programmatic and student enrollment growth.
• Advocate for resource allocation commensurate with growth demands within the College, including fiscal, human, and physical resources.
• Develop an environment of continuous assessment and evidence-based decision-making. Quality assessment of academic programs and departments will lead to informed decision-making regarding budgeting, curriculum reform, new faculty line allocation, new academic program planning and departmental function.
• Work with CAS Leadership Team to oversee schedule development process that reviews class scheduling across general education, undergraduate and graduate programs to meet the needs of the growing student population.
• Provide communication linkage between the College of Arts and Sciences Leadership Team and faculty and the General Education Program Director.
• Support the expansion of undergraduate and graduate programs into new disciplines aligned with the college mission.
• Assess development and support of CAS Centers and Institutes. Formal centers and institutes include: Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education; Institute for Coastal Watershed Management; and Whitaker Center for Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology Education. Proposed Centers include: Center for Holocaust Studies.
• Lead and Manage Special College Initiatives through outreach to community agencies and donors.

Dean's University Service Commitments

• Deans Council Member
• Enrollment and Retention Management Committee Member
• Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness Committee Member

Faculty Affairs

• Support the College of Arts and Sciences faculty governance system with shared faculty input in college decision-making. Continue to work with Governance Team on issues across student affairs, budgeting, space, strategic planning, peer review, and graduate and undergraduate curriculum teams.

Graduate Programs

• Work with Graduate Program Coordinators to develop graduate enrollment strategic plans for each program
• Collate program plans into college level plan
• Oversee planning and assessment of graduate programs, including coordinating resource requests
• Oversee implementation and allocation of tuition waivers and graduate assistantships
• Working with the CAS Graduate Affairs Team, oversee graduate faculty credentialing 

Curriculum Development and Course Scheduling

• Liaison with the faculty in developing new curriculum program proposals and amending existing programs
• Revision of the College of Arts and Sciences portion of the FGCU catalog
• Oversight of the Liberal Studies degree program advising contracts
• Monitoring the State Course Numbering System changes
• Liaison with the CAS department chairs in developing the college-wide course schedules

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Professor of Chemistry
Phone: 239-590-1434
Email: lfrost@fgcu.edu 
Seidler Hall 412

Duties include:

• informal dispute resolution among faculty and/or staff
• monitor faculty recruiting to ensure procedures are followed, and act as a resource to search committees and chairs
• working with department chairs to project future faculty needs and requests, and assisting the Dean with prioritizing requests
• oversight of promotion processes, and act as a resource to the College’s faculty committee and chairs
• general oversight of graduate programs, including maintaining college-wide policies
• acting as Dean’s office liaison to College graduate affairs committee, and assigning/disbursing graduate tuition waivers
• working with Dean’s office staff and chairs on budget development and monitoring
• summer class schedule development and monitoring summer expenses

 

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Professor of Literature
Phone: 239-590-7180
Email: rtotaro@fgcu.edu 
Reed Hall 211

Duties include:

• acting as Dean’s office liaison to the College-level curriculum committees, undergraduate and graduate
• ensuring that established procedures for curriculum revisions are followed, and working with Academic Affairs in revising or creating new ones as the need arises
• acting as liaison between CAS programs and Academic & Curriculum Support (ACS), specifically regarding annual catalog revisions, annual curriculum map revisions, etc.
• acting as CAS representative on the Assessment Council
• ensuring that departments and programs complete biennial assessments and seven-year program reviews according to the established schedule, and acting as a resource for programs in carrying them out
• coordinating completion of the College’s annual report each year
• assisting department chairs with establishing a process for evaluating adjunct faculty regularly, and monitoring its fulfillment
• working with Dean’s office staff and chairs on budget development and monitoring

Associate Professor of Philosophy
Phone: 239-590-7218
Email: gwhiteho@fgcu.edu 
Seidler Hall 411

Duties include:

• resolving issues involving students as they arise, making sure that university procedures are followed
• acting as Dean’s office liaison to College student affairs committee
• facilitating selection of CAS undergraduate and graduate Student of The Year (SoTY)
• working with department chairs each semester on class schedules and enrollments to ensure that student needs are met in a cost-effective manner
• facilitating the College’s grade appeals committee
• working with Student Services on identifying and assisting distressed or needy students
• maintaining data on student enrollment patterns and creating projections of future course demand
• working with Dean’s office staff and chairs on budget development and monitoring

Phone: 239-590-7437

Email: nwalker@fgcu.edu 

Seidler Hall 416 

• Formulate and implement fiscal policies and procedures for CAS
• Coordinate and prepare operating budgets for CAS
• Review expenditures for budgetary control
• Prepare budget reports for CAS Leadership meetings and meetings with Provost’s office
• Prepare annual budget projections and reports for CAS
• Manage the financial, personnel/payroll and purchasing operations for CAS
• Serve as liaison for Sponsored Programs
• Recommend internal operating policies and procedures for Contracts and Grants
• Provide support to other CAS units

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