Office of the Dean

Jim Galloway, Associate Dean for the Sciences, and Sidman P. Poole Professor of Environmental Sciences, works with science department chairs and unit heads ensuring coordination and collaboration among them. He has oversight of science faculty recruitment, hiring, evaluation, promotion, tenure, and retention. He ensures compliance with EOP procedures and works with search committees to develop strategies to diversify the science faculty. He manages science departmental budgeting; oversees research support facilities; and is responsible for day-to-day resource allocation, space allocation and renovation, and management.

Jim also oversees the Arts & Sciences Research Administration Office, and promotes multi-investigator, inter-departmental, and inter-school opportunities for sponsored research programs.

Cristina Della Coletta, Associate Dean for Humanities and the Arts and Professor of Italian, works with arts and humanities department chairs and unit heads ensuring coordination and collaboration among them. She has oversight of their faculty recruitment, hiring, evaluation, promotion, tenure, and retention. She ensures compliance with EOP procedures and works with search committees to develop strategies to diversify the arts and humanities faculties. She manages departmental budgeting; oversees performance support facilities; and is responsible for day-to-day resource allocation, space allocation and renovation, and management.

Richard Myers, Senior Associate Dean for Administration and Planning, advises the Dean in all areas of finance and administration, including budget and human resources, strategic planning, information technology, and capital projects. He plays a leadership role for Arts and Sciences within the larger U.Va. community.

Aron Teel, Director of Arts & Sciences Computing Support, plans, coordinates, and manages computer support, programming, and database services within Arts & Sciences to insure that computer equipment, support, and programming needs of Arts & Sciences’ instructional, research and administrative units are met.

Valerie Larsen is Director of the Arts & Sciences Center for Instructional Technology (ASCIT), which supports the integration of technology into teaching and research in various capacities. Her responsibilities include oversight of the ASCIT Language Lab and ASCIT Equipment Loans. Valerie and the ASCIT staff provide one-on-one and small group consultation, training and presentations on the use of technology in teaching to College faculty and teaching assistants.