sascha larrabee independent study of deanships at two private institutions of

Sascha LarrabeeIndependent study of deanships at Two private institutions of Higher education.CCSD 5331/19/2013

Sharyn Slavin-Miller- DEANLaura Crow- DEAN

Laura Crow-Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs

What I learned from Laura Crow:

Be energetic Never let personal

feelings get in the way of your work

Know what you want Be sure you fit at the

institution.

What she does as a dean: Student conduct Deals with Emergencies Supervision of four departments,

Residence life, Security, Career services and Programming and Commuter services

Interaction with parents Assist the V. P. of students affairs

Sharyn Slavin-Miller-past associate dean of students at the University of Southern California, past assistant vice president of student affairs at California Institute of Technology

What she did as a dean: Deal with Emergencies

as they come up Supervision of the

women center, career center, student activities, The Daily Trojan- newspaper, campus life and recreation

Meetings!

What I learned from Sharyn Slavin-Miller: Know the institution

very well, that you might be working for

Get a Doctorate if you want to be a dean

Don’t be afraid to try new things

Oh, to be a Dean#1 Get a doctorate…#2 Know that student interaction might decrease#3 Know the campus community that you will be

deaning for.

Dean Larrabee? Hummm . . . I could get used to that

Questions?Comments?Concerns?