Dean Paul Armstrong asked Eugene Katz to focus on his function as Associate Dean for Operations. He was also asked to comment on the current structure of the College of Arts and Sciences versus its previous structure when there were four academic area Divisional Deans rather than a single College Dean with three functional Associate Deans. The new structure is horizontally integrated, with a Dean of Arts and Sciences and Associate Deans who have responsibilities that go across all of the Departments of the College of Arts and Sciences. This is also true for the Associate Dean for Curriculum and the Associate Dean for Personnel as well as the Associate Dean for Operations. Dean Armstrong has chosen Associate Deans from each of the traditional academic divisional areas.
Operations covers equipment and space.
Space is horrible because to find it they have to take it away from somebody else, and currently there is no way to expand the space we now have. A number of rehab projects over the past year have involved cutting up offices into smaller ones in order to accommodate new faculty. The situation with equipment is a little better since some new money is available so that it is not necessary to take funds away from somebody to provide money for somebody else. Every year a certain amount of money comes to the College for equipment. A certain amount is allocated to the Campus.