Welcome to the dean’s office
Dean’s office responsibilities
The dean’s office is responsible for the decision-making and coordination of all strategic initiatives and campus-wide activities. The office staff ensures the smooth operation of projects that involve multiple departments and has oversight for:
- Academic and scholarly activities
- Central campus services and administration
- Strategic planning
- Risk management
- Internal community engagement
- External public and societal engagement
Contact the dean
The dean welcomes your feedback and suggestions. If you would like to highlight any particular concern and receive a response, please send the dean an email.
Anonymous feedback
If you would prefer not to have your email known regarding matters mentioned, you may also share anonymous feedback with the dean using this link. Note: The identity of the sender will NOT be known unless you include it in the body of the message.
Other channels of communication about issues of importance also remain available to you including speaking with your supervisor, group manager, department head, and members of the human resources team.
Dean’s Office
Farrah Bdour
Assistant Director for Special Programs and Events
Trudi Hodges
Chief of Staff and Senior Strategy Officer
Shaida Sonde
Senior Associate Dean for Administration
