Similarly, the Dean of Undergraduate Studies supervises certification of undergraduate degrees, is Head of the Council of Masters, and is charged with the design and conduct of interdisciplinary studies. The Director of Libraries is the chief administrator in the conduct of all library activities. The Director of Research Administration and Sponsored Projects formulates and administers policies which foster research activities. The Director of News and Publications maintains local, state, national and international media contacts to find appropriate outlets for news stories about The University of Texas at Dallas and administers internal and external communications including student recruitment materials, the university magazine, a variety of printed promotional publications, and the web site. The Director of Cecil and Ida Green Center for the Study of Science and Society administers the Center in its mission to advance the contribution of the sciences to issues of public policy.
Schools are the units with budgetary responsibility for individual faculty members.
Every faculty member is associated with a single school, although arrangements for dividing faculty time may be made between Deans as appropriate. Similarly, every degree program is assigned to a single school, although faculty from another school might participate.